Sarah Jane Tribble

2 weeks ago | hastingstribune.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker

By Sarah Jane Tribble, Holly K. Hacker and Lydia Zuraw KFF Health News (TNS) BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. "I'm comfortable here, but I'm having health issues," said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. "Things are failing me."

2 weeks ago | benton.org | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker

Years of Republican and Democratic administrations have tried to fix the nation’s broadband woes, through flawed attempts. Bad mapping, weak standards, and flimsy oversight have left nearly 3 million rural Americans in dead zones, with eroded health care services and where telehealth doesn’t reach.

2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Lydia Zuraw, KFF Health News - KFF Health News (TNS) BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. "I'm comfortable here, but I'm having health issues," said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. "Things are failing me."Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

2 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Lydia Zuraw, KFF Health News, KFF Health News BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. "I'm comfortable here, but I'm having health issues," said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. "Things are failing me."

2 weeks ago | thenewstribune.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

Ada Carol Adkins points to a copper wire on the ground in March. The wire, which she says was stolen in April, provided phone service. Adkins says Frontier replaced the line and “tied it up higher in some places.” Before, a deer stepping on the line could cut off her service, Adkins says. (Owen Hornstein/InvestigateTV/TNS) Owen Hornstein TNS BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road.