National Coal Corp. CEO Daniel Roling to Present at Merrill Lynch Conference

Business Wire, May 13, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- National Coal Corp. (Nasdaq: NCOC), a Central and Southern Appalachian coal producer, announces its President and CEO, Daniel Roling, is scheduled to make a presentation at the Merrill Lynch Metals and Mining Conference in Miami, Fla., on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. This presentation will be accessible online via the Company's website at http://www.nationalcoal.com/investors.php.> National Coal recently updated its website, www.nationalcoal.com, where visitors can view the Company's most recent presentations, sign-up for news alerts, and read frequently updated information.

About National Coal Corp.

Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., National Coal Corp., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, National Coal Corporation, is engaged in coal mining in East Tennessee, and through its wholly-owned subsidiary, National Coal of Alabama, is engaged in coal mining in Alabama. Currently, National Coal employs about 350 people. National Coal sells steam coal to electric utilities and industrial companies in the Southeastern United States. For more information and to sign-up for instant news alerts visit www.nationalcoal.com.