Kermit Looks to the Future with Proposed Aquaponics Project
Christmas came a couple of days early for Mingo County last week. At least that’s how U.S. Congressman Evan Jenkins referred to it when he stood before a crowd of state and local officials and announced that Mingo County had just been selected as the recipient of a $3.6 million grant via the 2016 Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Pilot Program. Jenkins noted that, just hours before, Mingo County had been awarded nearly $4 million to construct an aquaponics facility on abandoned mine
Aquaponics Project gets Funding
WILLIAMSON – Christmas came early for one organization in Mingo County. At 11:00 a.m. Thursday morning, U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) held a special press conference at the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority in Williamson on the Aquaponics on AML project funding which was announced this past Wednesday. He was joined by Mingo County Redevelopment Authority (MCRA) Executive Director Leasha Johnson, Refresh Appalachia President Ben Gilmer, Coalfield Development Co
MCRA Working with Refresh Appalachia
WILLIAMSON – Representatives from Refresh Appalachia, Ben Gilmer and Savanna Lyons, made a presentation to the board of directors of the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority (MCRA) at their regular meeting held last Thursday. Refresh Appalachia is a social enterprise of the Coalfield Development Corporation. The initiative is a regional economic and workforce development initiative to establish a sustainable training and development program to increase the success of beginnin
