Preserving the “Heart of Appalachia”

By AV's Intern Team | June 3, 2014 |

By Kimber Ray Tracking the Trails of a Reinspired History Clinch Water Revival: Ecotourism on the River | River Access: A Community Effort Hiking the Highlands: Streamside Technology in the Clinch River Valley When a developer from New York told Charlie McConnell, the founder of a music venue in Coeburn, Va., that the best asset…

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Tennessee Invests in Main Street

By AV's Intern Team | April 8, 2014 |

By Nolen Nychay The Main Street Festival of Gallatin, Tenn., celebrates its 16th anniversary this October, keeping community traditions alive with local music and homemade food and craft vendors. Last year, the event drew more than 25,000 visitors looking to enjoy the rustic charm that the small communities of Tennessee pride themselves on. The Greater…

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Volunteering in Virginia

By AV's Intern Team | April 8, 2014 |

New River Valley Bike Kitchen This all-volunteer organization located in Christiansburg supplies cheap, recycled bikes to underprivileged citizens. With 19 percent of the New River Valley population under the poverty line and half of the population living within a 10-mile commute to work, New River Valley Bike Kitchen embarked on a mission to provide a…

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Mountaintop Removal Masquerade

By AV's Intern Team | February 7, 2014 |

Opponents of Proposed Surface Mine Highway Push for Environmental Review By Molly Moore Tim Mullins recalls what Pound, Va., was like in the 1970s — nestled in the commonwealth’s mountainous southwestern corner, it was a town of crowded sidewalks, ample schools and nary a parking spot to be found. Today, formerly bustling businesses are dilapidated…

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A Call For Justice: The People’s Pastoral

By AV's Intern Team | February 7, 2014 |

By Kimber Ray The collective voice of the world rises up — from the people of Appalachia’s hills and hollers, from the rich diversity of global communities, and from the air, water and land of Earth itself. The Catholic Committee of Appalachia and Jeannie Kirkhope, administrative director of the CCA, hope to gather this call…

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Maison Reciprocity Takes on Europe

By AV's Intern Team | February 7, 2014 |

By Kelsey Boyajian Appalachian State University’s Solar Decathlon team is hammering away in preparation for the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 to be held in Versailles, France this summer. ASU will be pairing with Universite d’Angers for the project, dubbed Maison Reciprocity. The task is almost 60 percent complete as of mid-January. ASU first championed this…

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Penn Virginia Faces Legal Challenge for Toxic Water Pollution

By Eric Chance | January 28, 2014 |

Resources View the Complaint Here Complaint’s Exhibit A Complaint’s Exhibit B Community Groups Protest Coal Mining Pollution and “Bully Tactics” Contacts: Eric Chance, Appalachian Voices, [email protected], 828-262-1500 Oliver Bernstein, Sierra Club, [email protected], 512-289-8618 Glen Besa, Virginia Sierra Club, [email protected], 804 225-9113 Matt Hepler, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, [email protected], 540 871-1564 Roanoke, Va. – Today, a…

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Ralph Davis: Exploring Appalachia’s Future

By Kimber Ray | December 10, 2013 |

By Nolen Nychay In his 21 years of journalistic work at publications such as the Jackson County Sun, Paintsville Herald and Floyd County Times, Ralph Davis developed a close relationship with the small communities of eastern Kentucky and the rural lifestyle the region prides itself on. When Davis began work on his master’s thesis in…

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