It was a dark time in the history of West Virginia but a time that natives and others should know about, according to Walker Williams, the creator ...

In 2016, Trump seized on the issue, promising to end what he described as Democratic President Barack Obama’s “war on coal” ...

Kate Shunney Musical composer Walker Williams comes from Morgan County and has taken their passionate interest in music and ...

Conflicts within the coal industry go back over a century. The West Virginia Mine Wars involved a long-running dispute between coal companies and miners fed up with deadly work and poor wages and ...

Organizations nationwide are dealing with the impacts of funding cuts trickling down from federal DOGE cuts. The West ...

Kenzie New Walker, executive director of Matewan’s West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, attests that council grants “have enabled us to create new permanent exhibits, support Appalachian authors and launch ...

The West Virginia Mine Wars involved a long-running dispute between coal companies and miners fed up with deadly work and poor wages and living conditions. When union organizers showed up ...

‘Recipe for disaster’Conflicts within the coal industry go back over a century. The West Virginia Mine Wars involved a long-running dispute between coal companies and miners fed up with deadly ...