Tag: Caney Shaft

Caney Shaft project begins this month

BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — Appalachian Renewal Project announced its plan to break ground this month on the county-owned Caney Shaft property, the site of a future community campground and recreational destination. Clifford Smith of ARP says a crew is in place to begin phase 1 of the project, starting with site cleanup, debris…
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Abandoned Mine Lands, Appalachian Renewal Project, camp site, Caney Shaft, Clifford Smith, Lovely, reforestation, Renew Appalachia, The Wilds of Emily Creek

December 14, 2022
Grant will finance website to promote campground

BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Judge-Executive Colby Kirk announced last week that the county would use a $99,000 USDA grant to develop a website to promote the Caney Campground. “Funding made available through this grant will leverage the effort to redevelop the Caney Shaft Industrial site into an outdoor entertainment venue,”…
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Appalachian Renewal Project, campsites, Caney Shaft, Clifford Smith, ecological restoration, Martin County Fiscal Court, reforestation, Renew Appalachia

July 27, 2022