SOAR

The grant will be going to the nonprofit Shaping Our Appalachian Region, also known as SOAR.

A number of officials within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System have been schooled in entrepreneurial thinking. KCTCS representatives…

The fourth Shaping Our Appalachian Region Summit featured updates on efforts to reinvigorate economies in more than 50 southeastern Kentucky counties.…

Kentucky’s governor says there’s some question about the agenda for a special legislative session he plans to call this fall.Governor Matt Bevin…

Governor Steve Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers have announced an initiative aimed at enhancing math and science instruction in Appalachia. Several…

Kentuckians who live in a 54-county region could be eligible for a special one percent financing program to buy a home.Under the program, Kentucky Housing…

Kentucky residents can sign up for a new license plate showing support for an initiative to diversify eastern Kentucky's economy.State officials say the…

Work continues to determine the specific strategies of the 'Shaping Our Appalachian Region' initiative, usually referred to as SOAR. Legislation to…

The nonprofit group Shaping Our Appalachian Region Inc. has received approval for a $200,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission.The grant…

A new report says state government needs to spend more money promoting eastern Kentucky as a tourism destination to help the region pull itself out of…