Every election cycle, it seems, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia tries to find the best fit for himself, dragging both sides of the political aisle — and an entire home-state electorate — along for a ...
With great power comes great responsibility. That’s true not just for people but for electric transmission lines. Some 30,000 ...
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The choices that we make

JD Belcher hosts a popular Appalachia-centered podcast. He upset his audience recently by getting political on Facebook.
Mettiki Coal issued WARN Act notices to about 200 workers at its Mountain View Mine near Tucker County after a customer’s plant experienced a major outage in 2025.
A new report issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says that in just the month of January, the agency has ...
Mettiki Coal will close its Mountain View Mine in Tucker County, idling 200 workers in April, parent company Alliance ...
“Mettiki has a long operating history, having been part of ARLP and its predecessor entities for nearly 50 years,” said Joseph W. Craft, III, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We ...
A new bill on the senate floor could mean big things for the coal industry in the mountain state. Senator Brian Helton ...
The Lewisburg Winter Music Festival returns on January 30th and 31st to bring you artists that span several genres. The ...
West Virginia lawmakers advanced several new coal-based energy bills in the current legislative session. Senate Bill 20 would ...
Mettiki Coal has issued WARN Act notices to 200 employees at Mountain View Mine near Tucker County. The mine is shutting down ...
The ALA graded West Virginia’s policies on tobacco prevention and cessation funding, smokefree air, tobacco taxes, access to ...