
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE A program connecting Kentucky job seekers to local, remote and travel-based work has received a $200,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Leaders say the funding will help the Eastern Kentucky Talent Network connect more people to long-term job opportunities. Reed Adkins, executive director of Shaping Our Appalachian Region,…

Father’s Day gives us a chance to pause and recognize the men who helped raise us, guide us and prepare us for life. Most fathers never ask for recognition. They do what needs to be done because that is what fathers do. They go to work, pay the bills, mow the grass, fix what is…

Submitted article This summer, one of You Matter Appalachia’s three cohorts joined forces with Appalachia Reach Out (ARO) to serve families across the region through a hands-on partnership rooted in community and compassion. The cohort spent the summer weeks alongside ARO volunteers, pitching in across several of the organization’s signature programs. Team members helped staff…






CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Tug Valley point guard Braydun Ferris helped lead the South All-Stars to a win Friday night in South Charleston. The South routed the North squad 126-81 in the 30th North-South Boys Basketball Classic. Ferris was coached one more time by his high school coach, Garland “Rabbit” Thompson, who guided the South team.…
