We learn about hunting and fishing in southwest Virginia. Hunting and fishing have always been a big part in Appalachian culture. We learn more about the history of hunting in SWVA, along with going ...

America is pulling away from spectacle, and Appalachia is registering that turn early. Tone moves first. Posture next. Votes ...

What is Appalachia without biscuits & cornbread?! We talk with a historian & explore restaurants. What is Appalachia without some biscuits and cornbread?! We talk with historian and expert, Leni ...

This commentary concludes a series from the 13 states in the Appalachian Regional Commission. ARC is an economic development agency of the federal government and state governments focusing on 420 ...

Cara Ellis, left, and Sarah Ratliff talk to festival goers at Pikeville Pride’s booth at the Hillbilly Days Festival in Pikeville last April. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com Admittedly, I ...

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 ...

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When Gwendolen Jackson was growing up in Bridgeport, Ohio, across the river from Wheeling, W.Va., along the northwestern edge of Appalachia, it seemed like everyone she knew did some sort of crafting.

I am writing about the federal court case involving the Ison Ridge logging operation. I’m truly just plain fed up with the playful politics and joking profit-hungry megacompanies that are so willing ...

Editor’s note: Neema Avashia is a regular contributor to Cognoscenti. She’s written several pieces for us over the years, mostly on topics related to education and identity. She’s out with a new book ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An effort to destigmatize the use of overdose reversal drugs that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this year.