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August 27, 2014

2 ex-mining towns take different paths to change

  • One of the Tennessee towns is betting on developers who plan a multimillion-dollar tourist complex. The other is working with a nonprofit to help residents go to college.
  • By TRAVIS LOLLER
    Associated Press

    ROCKY TOP, Tenn. — In the Appalachian foothills of eastern Tennessee, Rocky Top and Briceville share a common heritage and a common problem: How to revive communities that once boasted bustling main streets and jobs for nearly anyone willing to mine the coal once plentiful in the deep shafts underground.

    Briceville has embraced the long-range vision of a nonprofit group offering college scholarships to people who are often first in their families to go beyond high school.


     
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