Lace up your dancing shoes as we experience the energy and tradition of flatfooting up close! Lace up your dancing shoes as we experience the energy and tradition of flatfooting up close! Learn about ...

”The Appalachian Spirit,” a 60-card deck that pays tribute to Appalachian life includes a cards “See Rock City” barns, a newt and pepperoni rolls. Provided From nostalgic foods like pepperoni rolls ...

I was born in 1946 and raised in a Black coal mining family at the foot of Black Mountain, Kentucky’s highest peak, in Harlan County. From its summit, during my frequent hikes as a teenager, I could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hi, I'm Carley, and I'm a proud Appalachian. Appalachia is a very specific and often misunderstood region of the South. And yes, ...

The raging floodwaters that left dozens dead or missing in eastern Kentucky also swept away some of the region's irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a cultural center known for chronicling Appalachian ...

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Death is something that is difficult to discuss – or even write about – but death is something that is as inevitable as taxes or political bickering. There is a tradition in Appalachia that dates back ...

ATHENS — Rural Action has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to lead a multi-community initiative commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. “We ...

See the way the time-honored tradition is thriving today. Canning has been and continues to be an important part of living in Appalachia, either in the home or now industrialized. Join us on a visit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was born in 1946 and raised in a Black coal mining family at the foot of Black Mountain, Kentucky’s highest peak, in Harlan ...

This story was originally published by the Lexington Herald-Leader. I was born in 1946 and raised in a Black coal mining family at the foot of Black Mountain, Kentucky’s highest peak, in Harlan County ...