At the 5th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion, J. Davitt McAteer says little has been done to improve safety & it could happen again.
McAteer – Mines No Safer After Upper Big Branch
Growing Appalachia 2015
The buzz keeps building about growing, eating and selling local foods, and the annual Growing Appalachia conference was once again the place to be for those wanting to learn and share. WMMT’s Rance Garrison reports on this Floyd County, KY event that brought together a wide range of folks from across southeast Kentucky for a series of workshops […]
Growing At School: Pikeville Elementary Garden
Pikeville Elementary’s “Plant It for the Planet” school garden project, as well as the impact that local food and farming can have on our health and economy, are the topics of this WMMT Mountain Talk discussion. Mark Kidd hosts for the Community Farm Alliance’s Breaking Beans project and guests include 6th grade gardener Sarah Belcher, her […]
Challenge for EKY Entrepreneurs
$10,000 for entrepreneurs in eastern Kentucky! Justin Prater came by WMMT to tell our listeners about the UPIKE Startup Challenge the Kentucky Innovation Network is offering to eastern Kentuckians with a bright idea for a business. If you live in Eastern Kentucky (east of i75, south of i64), you are eligible to enter the competition. Anyone is […]
