Tag: Renew Appalachia

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
County moves forward on campground development

Hopes to extend utilities to Caney BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court continues to move forward in developing a campground and events venue on the Caney Shaft site. The court is applying for two grants to help extend utilities to the location. “We’re looking at one through the Appalachian Regional Commission
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Abandoned Mine Lands, Appalachian Renewal Project, Campground, Clifford Smith, ecological restoration, Inez, Martin County Fiscal Court, reforestation, Renew Appalachia, The Wilds of Emily Creek

May 4, 2022