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Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom
Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom
NPR and Member stations in Appalachia and the Mid-South have launched a collaboration aimed at strengthening local news coverage and bringing more stories from this region to the rest of the country. The new Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom is a collaboration between West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WPLN and WUOT in Tennessee, LPM, WEKU-Lexington/Richmond, WKMS-Murray and WKU Public Radio in Kentucky.
Ky farmer dreams of the region becoming the truffle ‘center of the universe’
Ky farmer dreams of the region becoming the truffle ‘center of the universe’
Truffle cultivators are becoming increasingly common across Appalachia and the southeast region, and say the climate and soil quality are ideal for growing the coveted fungi.
How TN became home to North America’s only freshwater pearl farm
How TN became home to North America’s only freshwater pearl farm
For thousands of years, pearls have been a prized gemstone used to craft jewelry and other adornments. But North America has just one freshwater pearl farm that cultivates the shiny objects, located at Kentucky Lake in western Tennessee.
Kentucky residents raise concerns over a massive, secretive data center proposal | WEKU
Kentucky residents raise concerns over a massive, secretive data center proposal | WEKU
The Ohio River town of Maysville has been in talks with an undisclosed company looking to develop a proposed hyperscale data center campus that could span thousands of acres.
Tennessee soybean farmers predict Trump's $12B aid package won't be enough | WPLN News
Tennessee soybean farmers predict Trump's $12B aid package won't be enough | WPLN News
The trade war between the United States and China has made for a rocky soybean harvest season. The Trump administration announced a $12 billion aid package for farmers to try and make up for the ensuing shortfalls, but farmers still expect to lose money on this year’s crop. Will Hutchinson is a fourth-generation farmer. He grew up working on his family’s farm in Middle Tennessee with his father, which he now runs with his sister. “Whether my kids want to come back and farm, that’ll be totally up to them. It’s certainly a labor of love and it would become […]
Campus firings over Charlie Kirk chill free speech in Appalachia
Campus firings over Charlie Kirk chill free speech in Appalachia
An atmosphere of fear and uncertainty has set in on campuses across Appalachia where at least a dozen faculty and staff at colleges and universities have lost their jobs after sharing negative opinions about the conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Shapes of America: A radio special about shape-note singing
Shapes of America: A radio special about shape-note singing
Classical Host Laura Atkinson and Reporter Justin Hicks trace the American musical tradition of shape note singing from colonial America up to today in an emotional, and joyful sonic journey.
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