Adorned in military-pattern camouflage from head to toe, David Johnson stood in front of a packed courthouse in Letcher County this week and proclaimed his support for a local resolution to designate Letcher County a “2nd Amendment Sanctuary.” The crowd roared in support as Johnson ended his speech, as it […]
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‘Muddy, Nasty Water’: Why These Eastern Kentuckians Are Afraid To Drink From Their Taps
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth story in a series titled “Stirring the Waters,” focused on the lack of clean, reliable drinking water in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. Read the full series here. David Wilburn stood in the kitchen of his Harlan County home and filled a gallon jug […]
Read More‘Tip Of the Spear’: As Customers Beg For Clean Water, Is a Crisis Looming In Appalachia?
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth story in a series titled “Stirring the Waters,” focused on the lack of clean, reliable drinking water in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. Read the full series here. Jimmy Kerr sat in his real estate office near Pikeville and talked of a looming crisis […]
Read MoreMany in Eastern Kentucky Can’t Count on Clean Water. Here are 5 Ways to Fix That.
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth story in a series titled “Stirring the Waters,” focused on the lack of clean, reliable drinking water in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. Read the full series here. Everyone deserves reliable access to clean water for drinking, cooking and washing, but that’s often not […]
Read More‘Set the Buckets Out’: A Family Of 7 Prays For Rain As a Mountain Water System Crumbles
Editor’s Note: This is the third story in a series titled “Stirring the Waters,” focused on the lack of clean, reliable drinking water in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. Read the full series here. Jessica and Tim Taylor’s prayers seem to have paid off. The rain came. It filled […]
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