A Fading Coal County Bets on Schools, but There’s One Big Hitch
WELCH, W.Va. — Lillian Keys came back.After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Concord University in Athens, W.Va., the 24-year-old English teacher did something rare among her peers: She returned home to Welch to teach at Mount View High School, from which she graduated in 2014. “People my age and older usually don’t come back to the county,” Ms. Keys told me. “A lot of our kids want to go away.” More
