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  • As coal jobs become scarce nationwide, one small Kentucky city is hiring (120 jobs)

    09/01/2018 10:02:47 AM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 8 replies
    WTVF-TV ^ | August 31, 2018 | Nicole Vowell
    HAZARD, Ky - As the national debate about coal jobs continues, many workers left the industry and trained for new jobs. But some workers held on, and it could pay off, as one small Kentucky city begins hiring again. The City of Hazard, located in eastern Kentucky, is one of the top 3 coal-producing areas within the state. It was also hit hardest by the gradual collapse of the coal industry. “I mean, it’s just tearing everything apart,” says Hazard Mayor Jimmy Lindon. The mayor has called Hazard home his entire life, and he’s seen what coal cutbacks have done...