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This week, on Inside Appalachia, we visit a cemetery in Bluefield, Virginia, and learn how racial segregation followed some people to the grave. Also, we continue our series on greyhound racing. Most states have closed down their race tracks. So, what’s the future of the sport in West Virginia? And we’ll revisit a conversation with America’s last World War II Medal of Honor recipient — Hershel “Woody” Williams, who died recently at the age of 98.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden visited Newport’s Big Creek dams Tuesday and assured city leaders they had the support of their U.S. Senate delegation for funding the structure’s replacement via federal

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California based non-profit Dig Deep says there are 2.2 million people in the US who live without running water or a flush toilet in a report called “Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States.”

Newport City Council approved $600,000 from federal relief funds for design tasks to replace the Big Creek dams, keeping the project moving while the city awaits state lottery bond funds

The Reservoir Center for Water Solutions, a consortium and collaboration facility that brings together leaders and thinkers from across the water sector, policy world and beyond, has formally opened in Washington, DC, USA.

The 8th annual Blue Ox Music Festival takes place June 23-25, 2022 at The Pines Music Park, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Three days of music and camping with an electrifying lineup including Old Crow Medicine Show, Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart – featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz, and Bryan Sutton. Sam Bush Band, Punch Brothers, Del McCoury Band, Railroad Earth, Joseph, Paul Cauthen, Fruition, Samantha Fish, Cedric Burnside, Daniel Donato, Tejon Street Corner T...

There are many coalfield communities that live with this challenge. Some households have gone months without tap water. That’s if they were able to get water at all.

After years of inconsistent access to tap water, some communities in McDowell County are now connected to a reliable water system. One of those communities is Keystone, where 57 percent of the population is Black.

At the conclusion of their regular meeting on April 28, the Four Peaks Rotary Club celebrated their 25-year anniversary.