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$1B hydropower project to create 2,300 temporary jobs
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PINEVILLE — A $1 billion energy infrastructure project in Eastern Kentucky is moving forward in Bell County. Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) announced Monday that Rye Development has submitted its final license application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project. The submission marks
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Kentucky town’s decade of revival topped by $50,000 grant for pocket park
BY JENNI GLENDENNING INSTITUTE FOR RURAL JOURNALISM UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PINEVILLE, Ky. — Tears rolled down Kitty Dougoud’s face in Pineville Thursday as the Bell County seat celebrated a milestone in a decade-long journey marked by resilience and community spirit: a $50,000 grant to enhance the pocket park in its redeveloped downtown. “You look at
