Appalachia News

“There's a bit of a learning curve”

And chestnuts roasting on an open fire - well, the American kind is all but extinct, thanks to a fungal blight. via Chow

ONLINE: IO Calendar E-MAIL: weekend.calendar@roanoke.com DEADLINE: 5 p.m. Thursday, one week before publication Questions? Call Tamara Gaskin at 981-3269. DANCE Featuring the works of students, faculty members, ... via Roanoke Times

“These simple actions when performed by millions of citizens throughout the commonwealth can result in a significant reduction in the stresses placed on our water resources”

Today is a water emergency "D-Day" as Appalachia officials invade the Powell River to help liberate the town's reservoir from the clutches of a drought. via Times-News Online

THUMBS UP TO: Getting serious about the drought Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine gets it. via News Channel 11

The St. Louis-based coal mining company Peabody Energy has completed the spinoff of its Appalachian mining operations into a separate public company. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Baltimore Business Journal - by Rachel Sams Staff Profits at Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. via Baltimore Business Journal

“Sufficient high-quality, thick, bituminous resources remain in [Appalachian Basin] coal beds and coal zones to last for the next one to two decades at current production.”

Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 08:56:18 AM PDT The issues with coal-fired power plant emissions are well chronicled - increased lung and cardiovascular disease, loss of visibility, and the complete shattering of our ... via Daily Kos

A couple years ago, when I was writing a magazine article on best fall foliage places in West Virginia, a person working at a visitors and convention bureau told me that Tamarack Art Gallery is a place to shop. via Gadling

Newcomer Ed Hogg will topline "White Lightnin'," a $2 million budgeted feature about the life of Appalachian mountain dancer Jesco White, written by the founders of hipster bible Vice magazine. via Variety.com

“You won't believe what they're doing now”

Catherine Pancake grew up in West Virginia, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister who preached against the strip mining that ravaged the Appalachian mountains when she was growing up. via Salisbury Post

“We have houses where the value of the house is less than the estimated cost of bringing water to that house”

Basic access still needs to be at the top of the list The annual conference of the Appalachian Regional Commission was held last week in Charleston, and while this federal agency was quick to trumpet the ... via Register-herald.com

A federal agency is boasting of healthy returns on its investments in Ohio and the other Appalachian states. via WDTN-TV Dayton

Securities analysts questioned how International Coal Group plans to regroup after continuing losses in the third quarter. via Charleston Daily Mail

“We're trying to deal substantially with the challenges we're facing”

Touting its approach to rural poverty, the federal agency serving the 13-state Appalachian region boasted Thursday that every dollar spent on a selected batch of projects expanded personal incomes by $9.28 and ... via News Observer

Environmental groups across Appalachia plan to protest public hearings on a proposal to relax restrictions that prevent mining activity near waterways. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

To rain or not to rain, that's the question? Some parts of Kentucky are in a severe to extreme drought. via The Advocate Online

“The human body likes things to be easy”

Larry Thacker embarked on a journey more than 15 years ago, following a trail of superstitions, legends and paranormal topics. via News Channel 11

“They talked about the Appalachian people being backward and ignorant and that they were anti-progress, which really upset a lot of the local people who felt like they were trying their best you know to be in the modern age”

The Women of Appalachia's 9th annual conference kicked off today on the campus of Ohio University Zanesville. via Whiznews.com

American Red Cross conducting "Grateful Life" tour: The American Red Cross will give away an Apple iPod Nano each day through Nov. via Staunton Daily News Leader

Lonesome Pine Council on Youth As the title suggests, this music collection primarily focuses on the Appalachian Coalfields. via Ink19.com