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, ...

Get a taste for what’s cooking in Virginia’s Appalachia Appalachian cuisine is a great cultivation of different cultures; so, we travel to Bristol, Abingdon, Cedar Bluff and Castlewood Virginia to get ...

From the rolling hills of the Great Smoky Mountains to the magnificent views of the Blue Ridge valleys…there's something so captivating about the rugged beauty of Appalachia. Beyond its jaw-dropping ...

Appalachia—a region that stretches from Mississippi to New York—has historically been recognized as a socially and economically disadvantaged part of the United States, and growing evidence suggests ...

For over a decade, photographer Stacy Kranitz has been working in Appalachia. The fruits of that labor are now available in her book, “As It Was Give(n) To Me,” recently published by Twin Palms ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Life expectancy in Appalachia, a region that stretches from Mississippi to New York, lags behind the ...

The U.S. boasts an impressive array of regional cuisines, including decadent, seafood-focused New England fare, Southern desserts, and Tex-Mex and Southwestern-inspired dishes. But one region that ...

Being an atheist in Burlington, Vermont, is one thing. Being an atheist in Amory, Mississippi, is quite another. For example, according to Pew’s Religious Landscape Survey, only 41 percent or people ...

We visit quilting bees, meetings, shows, and talk with a quilt historian. You might have a cherished one on your bed or know someone who’s made one or maybe made one yourself- it’s all about quilting ...