News

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information from Restore This Town. ITMANN, W.Va. (WBOY) — A historic coal company store in Southern West Virginia is back on the market ...
and the American South to begin work in the coalfields of West Virginia, where mines were opened in remote areas that often lacked existing towns. Coal companies established towns and imposed a ...
West Virginia coal operators built small, company-owned towns for their miners to live in. The coal towns were almost always unincorporated; there were no elected officials, no independent police ...
Donald Trump pledged that 'beautiful, clean' coal would bring prosperity to America's sick, downtrodden communities. It was ...
Thomas, West Virginia, is an ideal launchpad for all kinds of outdoor fun. Read about where to stay, shop, eat and have fun.
That town and its ... of shutting down coal. Inconveniently his hedge fund had invested billions in the coal industry… in Asia. Yes, Tom would be damned if a man in West Virginia mine coal ...
If you want to help preserve a piece of local history, we have an opportunity for you. The National Coal Heritage Area and ...