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Coal was king in McDowell County in the 1960s and 70s. At one point, it was one of the richest counties in the country due to coal production. There were…
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This week on Inside Appalachia, basketball was a big deal for the small town of Northfork, in McDowell County, West Virginia. The high school team won the…
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A West Virginia county has planned to combine seven primary schools into four next year to avoid deficit spending.The Intelligencer reports the Brooke…
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The West Virginia Supreme Court has upheld the state education board's authority to reject Nicholas County's plan to consolidate multiple schools into a…
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There's a surprising correlation between guns and West Virginia's Trump voters. Also, the fight over school consolidation goes to the Supreme Court. And…
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The West Virginia School Building Authority is set to vote on whether to provide funding for Fayette County's school consolidation plan.Fayette County is…
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As Fayette County fights over school consolidation, The Front Porch gang questions whether the promises made about school consolidation ever came…
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West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is staying out of a funding issue involving school consolidation in Fayette County.State Board of Education President…
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The state School Building Authority has rejected a funding plan for the consolidation of four high schools in Fayette County.The authority voted Monday to…
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On West Virginia Morning, the state Board of Education is moving forward with a controversial plan to close and consolidate some schools in Fayette…