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May 31, 2023

Mental Health Awareness Month: Farm Stress and Suicide Prevention: Data, Challenges, and Opportunities

May is known as Mental Health Awareness Month for those who may not know. Recognizing our rural areas, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood…

May 31, 2023

Two Towns, One Vision

Two Eastern Kentucky towns, more than 100 miles apart, and yet, both have the same vision: improving their tourism to help their communities. Twenty-five communities were selected as partners for…

May 30, 2023

Rural Health Clinics with ‘Head-to-Toe and Womb-to-Tomb’ Care

This article first appeared on The Daily Yonder and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. At just 5 weeks old, Waylon Williams is a trailblazer. He’s the first…

May 29, 2023

Three renewable scholarships valued up to $40,000 awarded to female high school students in Eastern Kentucky

The American Heart Association announced the winners of its 2023 Eastern Kentucky STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Goes Red scholarships. Three $10,000 scholarships, made possible by the Murry Foundation and…

May 25, 2023

Memorial Day Weekend!

It’s Memorial Day Weekend, and I’m hoping you get some excellent weather to go out and explore some of our Eastern Kentucky mountains and communities – go out to your…

May 24, 2023

Meet 2 Finalists from the Startup Appalachia Pitch Competition

The SOAR team has spent many years working with the startup community. During this time, we’ve found that when it comes to starting a business, personal confidence can make all…

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