>> linda: yes. >> bob: mcdowell county alone was called the "billion-dollar coal field." that money in case something did happen to the coal mine. >> bob: we got spoiled. the last coal mines i worked at i made -- base salary was $94,000 a year. i also taught vocational school and most of the kids i had said, "well, i don't need this. i'm going to go in the coal mines." >> jina: there's just an education piece there now that we're trying to instill in some of the people that still have the mentality that coal is king. you know, we don't doubt that but we try to think outside the box to look at some other opportunities that might be there. >> anthony: the mount view golden knights have long carried the mantle of the town as perpetual underdogs. mostly the children of miners, many from very difficult situations at home. >> coach: why are you walking? hurry up! >> anthony: this week is homecoming. coach larry thompson has of late imposed some order and higher academic standards on the knights. there are high hopes. >> coach larry: lord, thank you for this food we're about to

through the great work again of clay marsh, general hoyer, they have now today, today mcdowell county commission took over the welch hospital and is going to take over the welch hospital and bring to the coalfields down there absolutely a shining light. he got off our backs this is an absolute accomplishment by those guys that could not have happened without those guys. please give them a big round of applause because they have worked really hard. [applause] tell you this we have with us tonight one of our c.p.s. workers. her name is amy stephens. amy has done the hh are for eight years now. got a story that's really neat. she walked in he was a single mom. walked into the hh are probably to sign up for benefits. out of the people she was working with there she liked them and everything was all good. lo and behold one thing led to another all of a sudden tried to branch out into a new career of social work. she became one of our c.p.s. workers. she has been at for eight years. in jeff right with you not many years ago, overseas that and jeff reports she is outstanding beyond belief. w

we started really in three counties: berkeley, mcdowell, wyoming counties.nine schools and had 4,000 kids. think about it. today, they're in 38 counties, 208 schools and they are touching 91,000 kids. now, i'm telling you this and then you could believe it or not believe it. i don't blow smoke at anybody. not at my daughter, not at my wife, not at you, not at anybody. i don't have time to do it. all i know to do is tell the truth as best i can possibly do it. i'm in the schools a lot. and i'm in the schools a lot. i coach and i'm proud of it. i've been in the schools forevermore, and i'm telling you, and you can say what you want. i've never seen a program that works any better. it is unbelievable. you know, i want to read this just very quickly but a 17-year-old from wheeling park. this is her first year, you know. this is the first year of the program in ohio county. the site coordinator noticed some irregular type things going on with this kid. found out this kid was taking care of her granddad, a veteran. literally, they got involved from the -- from the