by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 15, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I go alligator hunting in the Chattahoochee River. I sit in the river, water up to my neck. If I can see an alligator, I can call him. I snap my fingers on the surface of the water and he thinks it is a bunch of brim biting. No alligator can resist a fresh fish and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 14, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“This was known as Bloody Tug Valley in West Virginia, one of the bloodiest places in the United States. My family started this community. My 5th great grandfather, Richard Ferrell, hunted this land with his dog, Mate. They walked in from Nre Garden Settlement Fort...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 13, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“It has been a 20-year fight to finally get Blair Mountain on the National Register of Historic Places last week. We have been to permit meetings for years and many of our friends and neighbors were mad about us trying to protect this mountain from mining. Many...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 12, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“We are a coal mining family but also environmentalists and care about our communities’ mountains, creeks, and streams. Things can be done differently. Growing up I used to catch crawdads in the creek and you didn’t go below the mine because...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 12, 2018 | A Southern Soul
Olivia: “I like to go fast. I practice once a week, but I think about racing all of the time. My dad used to race sprint cars. I draw the track on the driveway and race hot wheels on it. My first race is next Saturday. I also turn seven that day, but I’m more excited...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 11, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“There is an uprising going on right now in Haiti. That is my home. They consider the country to be ignorant. They are raising gas prices on people who maybe make $50 a month. The people are burning everything and they are keeping this hush hush. There are no social...
