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March 26, 2022 THE COAL SPEAKER

Guntown goes green: Girardville through history, and the blight of modern times

The history of Girardville is beautiful. Modern times may have blighted a town, but pride is deep.

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June 24, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

Drive in 2021 Episode 3: The Laurel Drive-In: THE RISE AND FALL ON ROUTE 309

THE RISE AND FALL ON ROUTE 309

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June 15, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

DRIVE-IN 2021 EPISODE 1: The Natalie Drive In

The Natalie Drive In: From fame to profane and now a remnant tucked in the woods

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May 8, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

Trinity closes: The tiny school that couldn’t North of the Mountain

In the same exact pattern and fashion. Rumor and gossip followed by an official announcement of a “study,” then public meetings and parental outcries.. and then silence before the May day deed is done. The closing of another Catholic school…

And now the ‘blue and gold’ are gone for good.

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September 26, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

Own the past.. call the future

A Facebook ad of a an old phone booth caught our eye tonight.. It’s being sold by a user in Ashland, and it’s the real deal.

….we are tempted to buy!

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January 4, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

Vacant buildings and what to do about them

These are the big three.. but they don’t end there.. There are countless properties like these..

So what do we do?
Where do we go from here?

Are these eyesores just going to stay where they are? Remain as they were..? relics of a time gone, and no changes coming to change then, reestablish them, or raze them?

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