The South Was the Center of Rural Population Growth Last Year
Rural America’s population grew by 108,000 last year. Ninety percent of that growth was in the South.
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North Carolina Tried to Rebuild Affordable Housing After a Hurricane. It Took Half a Decade.
Documents show how federal paperwork delayed the state’s recovery from Hurricane Florence and left low-income renters in the lurch.
Ozarks Notebook: A New Chapter for Small-Town Missouri Newspaper
The Greenfield Vedette was recently sold, making it one more on a growing list of Missouri papers going back to local owners.
Rural Florida Education Centers Address Language Barriers, Education Gaps
Local leaders in Hendry County, Florida say less than a third of working-age adults have a high school diploma or equivalency degree and 48 percent of residents speak a language other than English at home. Enter the adult education centers, who aim to tackle both topics.
‘Rural Folks Are Anti-Environmentalism’ and Other Lies
Don’t be fooled by stereotypes. Rural people care about the natural resources on which their communities depend.
Rural Students’ Access to Wi-Fi is in Jeopardy as Pandemic-Era Resources Recede
The approaching end of the Affordable Connectivity Program spells trouble for rural students with inadequate internet access.
Rural Communities Face Primary Care Physician Shortage
While rural areas do better at training and retaining a primary care workforce, the growing demand for healthcare still outpaces the supply of doctors.
Doctors Take On Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients
More programs across the nation are integrating oral health with general healthcare in areas where dental services can be hard to find.
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