Rebuilding a Town’s Future with Dave Knight

Kanawha Valley Hustlers · Nov 11, 2025 · 1m

In this episode of the Kanawha Valley Hustlers podcast, I talk with Dave Knight about how a group of residents in Clendenin came together to save an old school building from being lost. Dave explains that the structure started as a high school in 1912, later became a middle school, and was eventually closed. He and several others decided it was too valuable to abandon, so they took ownership and looked for a way to restore it.

They eventually partnered with several local organizations, transforming the old building into housing and business space. The first renovation in 2011 cost $5 million…