His happiest times came when he stayed with his maternal grandparents. “Home” was with his grandparents (“Mamaw” – pronounced ...

For the past nine years, I have been conducting research on rural health and poverty in Appalachia. It’s a complex region ...

Most homeowners did not have flood insurance to assist with rebuilding costs. While many applied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for assistance, the amounts they received often did not go ...

For the past nine years, I have been conducting research on rural health and poverty in Appalachia. It’s a complex region often painted in broad brushstrokes that miss the geographic, socioeconomic ...

For the past nine years, I have been conducting research on rural health and poverty in Appalachia. It’s a complex region often painted in broad brushstrokes that miss the geographic ...

For the past nine years, I have been conducting research on rural health and poverty in Appalachia. It’s a complex region often painted in broad brushstrokes that miss the geographic, socioeconomic ...

Rhubarb, a revered restaurant that pioneered farm-to-table Appalachian dining at 1000 SW Pack Square, is the latest to permanently close after what was intended to be a temporary closure in the ...

The Rust Belt region represents the deindustrialization of an area that's often accompanied by fewer high-paying jobs and high poverty rates. The result can be a change in the urban landscape as ...

Over the decades the practice spread across the Appalachian region – to Georgia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama – free from outside interference. It wasn’t until 1938 that the first ...