Flood Recovery in Buchanan County, Virginia, a Muddy Process

By Lorelei Goff | October 7, 2024 |
Debris clogs a creek through a grassy area bordered by woods.

Threatened crayfish caught in the confusion During massive back-to-back floods in Virginia, many stream beds were badly damaged. Confusion over permits still has some residents uncertain as to how to go about making repairs. Photo by Willie Dodson By Lorelei Goff  Buchanan County, Virginia, was hit by devastating floods in 2021 and 2022. These extreme…

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Bestselling Author Leigh Ann Henion Talks About Her Latest Book

By AV's Intern Team | September 24, 2024 |
A book cover shows an owl, mushrooms, flowers, a moth, a firefly and a lizard. The text says, "Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark." The author's name printed on the bottom of the cover is Leigh Ann Henion, New York Times bestselling author of "Phenomenal."

By Lara Howell Appalachian Voices intern Lara Howell sat down with Leigh Ann Henion to discuss her new book, “Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark.”  “Night Magic,” released September 2024, explores and celebrates the world of darkness. Henion invites readers to turn off their artificial lights and fully…

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Massive Funding Boost Spurs Coal Clean-up Efforts in Appalachia

By Lorelei Goff | September 13, 2024 |
An active construction site on a steep hillside shows building in progress on a retaining wall. Residential homes can be seen in the background.

Plans are underway to give Kentucky residents whose water supplies have been adversely affected by historic coal mining practices access to clean, piped water through the Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands’ Water Supply Replacement Program. The project is one of many across the Appalachian region made possible by an injection of $725 million in…

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