Oct. 5—Oral storytelling is a tradition in Appalachia with roots primarily tracing back to the Scotch-Irish Appalachian settlers that began inhabiting the region during the 18th century. Like many ...

High in the misty hills of Appalachia, where old forests stretch for miles and stories travel easily from one porch to another, symbols have always mattered. Long before modern locks and alarm systems ...

Aug. 23—For most, getting more than 20 billion social media views would be a life-changing event. Not so for the J Creek Cloggers, a home-grown Haywood County clogging group that has ascended to ...

LOGAN, W.Va. — Organizers are gearing up for a two-day festival of events that will showcase Appalachian heritage, history and culture on a wide scale. Appalachian Heritage Days will feature a host of ...

A hazy sunrise along the Cincinnati riverfront on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Ohio is under an air quality alert due to smoke and particulates from wildfires in Canada. After World War II, thousands of ...

Appalshop, a culture and arts center in Whitesburg, held a large repository of central Appalachian history. By Remy Tumin Appalshop has been a cornerstone of Whitesburg, Ky., since 1969, working to ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – East Tennessee State University unveiled a new cultural program on Thursday, paving the way for historians and artists to express the region’s story in new ways. Dr. Ron ...

ASHEVILLE — The Southern Highland Craft Guild announced its upcoming conference, "Craft Making & Thinking: Appalachian Heritage and Culture," an immersive event dedicated to celebrating the ...