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Gov. Beshear Announces $6 Million to Build Homes in Breathitt Co.
JACKSON, Ky. (WYMT) - During his tour of Eastern Kentucky for the two-year anniversary of the July 2022 floods Governor Andy Beshear stopped in Breathitt County and announced an award of $6 Million to the city of Jackson to build 20 homes for flood survivors. The city is partnering with...
Surface coal mining worsened deadly Eastern Kentucky floods in July 2022, study shows
Over a week in July 2022, more than a foot of rainfall came down on Eastern Kentucky bringing a deluge of flood waters that displaced thousands of people and killed more than 40. A recent study published by Kentucky’s former top geologist suggests environmental damage from surface coal mining worsened the deadly disaster, perhaps significantly. […] The post Surface coal mining worsened deadly Eastern Kentucky floods in July 2022, study shows appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
Vances of Breathitt County, Ky. Who is J.D. Vance and his 'Hillbilly Elegy' Appalachia ties
Ohio Senator JD Vance is the biggest name of the Republican National Convention after presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled the man with Kentucky connection in Appalachia as his vice presidential running mate. The majority of Americans didn't know who the Republicans' vice presidential candidate was. Nearly 60% claimed not to know enough about...
On the trail of J.D. Vance’s Kentucky mountain roots
JACKSON — In the 24 hours after J.D. Vance became Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s running mate, Stephen Bowling, director of the Breathitt County Public Library, fielded more than a dozen calls from news media outlets large and small. The place that Vance in his best-selling memoir wrote “would always have my heart” is back […] The post On the trail of J.D. Vance’s Kentucky mountain roots appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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