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A group of citizens working with a civic group created this online newspaper for the rural community around Frostburg, MD. It was modeled on the National League of Cities’ Inclusive Community Program. Frostburg State University and Allegany College of Maryland students and faculty participated. It continues to be update by a corps of volunteers.
Project Updates
- AppIndie slowly becoming “highly valued and much needed” - AppIndie’s presence on Twitter, Facebook, and Google increases traffic You know you’re having an impact as a budding community news organization when local town officials cite you as being “highly valued and much needed.” The Appalachian Independent earned these accolades this year for its coverage of events and news in Frostburg, Md., and nearby communities. […]
- Tell It on the Mountain - Unabashedly liberal and determined to rout citizen apathy, the Appalachian Independent — motto: “The Dialogue of Democracy” — seeks to create a virtual community in the mountainous region where Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania meet. The area’s disparate towns and hamlets make difficult a physical sense of community, and its geographic and cultural isolation from urban […]
