ARTICLE by Willie Davis: In 1999, after a hard day of working as a freelance electrician, Elijah Collett turned on his computer. His son was teaching him how to use the Internet, but aside from a few religious websites, he didn’t have much interest in it. That evening, however, he decided to try his hand […]
ARTICLE by Willie Davis: In 1931, the Williamson, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce released a booklet celebrating the town. The cover shows, embedded within a cartoon heart, a photograph of the Williamson skyline. We see a bustling, industrious town perched above the Tug River with a railroad shifting coal cars to and from the rest […]
August 9th marked the opening day of the Floyd County Farmersâ Market. Now in its second year, the market has relocated from downtown Prestonsburg to out on the side of Route 114, just past the Mountain Arts Center. Â In a particularly difficult growing season, growers and customers alike were excited to be there. The Floyd […]
The school year just kicked off here in Letcher County, and opening day is right around the corner for many other students in eastern Kentucky. As young people throughout the region head back to the classroom, there is one tool they’ll be using that wasn’t around for generations past: the Internet. WMMT’s Sylvia Ryerson talked […]
