By filling the vacuum of recognition of Appalachia, he used the region to his and the Republican Party’s benefit without ...

Community and social gatherings in early Appalachia often involved food, sharing cultural traditions and strengthening ...

Across the region, Helene damaged or destroyed an estimated 126,000 homes. Williams figures thousands of those contained ...

to what this trail means to a lot of people,” Levin said. Jim Fetig is one of those volunteers. He is a part of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club in Vienna, Virginia. “We’re all in this ...

Also, when flooding devastates a community, people can find solace through faith and through song. And we remember songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler, who passed away last month. Dozens of musicians ...

"No matter how many [people] there are, you find a way to fit them all into the same house." Appalachia's holiday customs have shifted significantly over the years, with some traditions mostly ...

putting the blame on the Appalachian people instead of more structural factors. Nevertheless, Vance rose in prominence as a representative of the region, continuing to write about and criticize ...