People in southeastern Kentucky are putting on their thinking caps this weekend. The Appalachian Big Ideas Festival kicks off today in Hazard. People from across the region are gathering to talk about how to rebuild the areas hit by July’s deadly flood and how to make them stronger.
The festival is being put on by the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky. Lora Smith is the group’s chief strategy officer. She said they had been organizing the festival for a while, but the flood changed their plans.
