There are some lives that don’t come to us through history books or official records, but through memory and oral history ...

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you ...

A conversation with historian Elizabeth Catte, author of a new book that upends narratives about a region that has been dubbed Trump Country Appalachia is home to coal miners, addicts, Trump ...

Two new books shed light on the often misunderstood heritage of an impoverished region rich in culture: The United States of Appalachia and The... Celebrating the History of Appalachia Celebrating the ...

Dr. Enkeshi El-Amin and Angela Dennis know that Appalachia has a reputation for being "rural, rugged and white," but they're challenging those stereotypes in their new "Black in Appalachia" podcast.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 12—The dialect of Appalachia is often regarded by linguists as archaic and, perhaps, a bit odd. The rugged and unique ...

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — The Appalachian region is recognized as the birthplace of country music, but even before the Bristol Sessions began recording, it was also the origin of a distinct type of soul ...

My name is Ashe Hajek. Almost a year ago, I moved from Colorado to Knoxville to become a news producer at WBIR. The first thing I knew about the area was the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which ...