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‘I probably wouldn’t still be alive’: Charleston country star Sierra Ferrell on why she left West Virginia

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Sierra Ferrell says she grew up poor in West Virginia. When she was in her early 20s, the opioid epidemic continued spreading in the state. She says she and a friend began to hitchhike and hop trains. Ferrell: "I left because I feel like I've always had a wild side to me"

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‘I probably wouldn’t still be alive’: Charleston country star Sierra Ferrell on why she left West Virginia

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - Sierra Ferrell has made a name for herself in the country music charts, and the West Virginia-born musician is opening up about why she chose to leave the Mountain State. When asked by CBS Mornings reporter Anthony Mason, "Why did you leave?" Ferrell replied: "I left because I feel like I've always had a wild side to me... And I knew that if I stayed there, I probably wouldn't still be alive... And so, I left and searched…

1 month ago·Charleston, United States

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