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McDowell County, WV – What You See and What You Get

Appalachian towns are used to painted as “declining industrial hubs” or coated with similar sympathetic but depressing monikers. Fit for a politician’s Milquetoast ceremonial welcome speech at the local chamber of commerce, we can easily indulge the sympathy of a nation by reciting similar pleasantries. With a population of just 19,111 as of 2020, it’sContinue reading “McDowell County, WV – What You See and What You Get”

Mae Amburgey – Tougher Than The Flood

https://meaww.com/viral-photo-saved-mae-amburgey-letcher-county-eastern-kentucky-flood If you ever want to see what Appalachia is, look at the picture of Mae Amburgey from Letcher County, Kentucky. As the national media completes its periodic drive-by coverage of the next disaster to drive clicks and eyeballs to each respective channel, Mae has become the face of this catastrophe. Inviting the world intoContinue reading “Mae Amburgey – Tougher Than The Flood”