Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASHEVILLE - For nearly 25 years, the Southern and Appalachian ingredients and recipes have been at the core of the farm-to-table ...

"The movement (to create the Black Appalachian Commission) began in April 1969, when two black students who were attending the Council of the Southern Mountains Annual Conference at Fontana Village, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Appalachia is a complex, diverse region that is more than worthy of celebration, but it doesn't always get the respect it deserves ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Loretta Lynn was growing up in Butcher Hollow in Kentucky in 1930s, her home in the coal mining community was always filled with music, either from her own voice echoing ...

Last year, Kori Feener filmed her first full-length documentary and attempted to hike the 2,200-mile length of the Appalachian Trail at the same time. A Charlottesville audience saw the result Friday ...

For 37 years, the Appalachian Media Institute (AMI) has provided a creative outlet for young people to use media to analyze critical issues. Now, a Morehead State alum is helping to tell AMI's story ...

There are fewer than 12,000 coal miners left in West Virginia, but the combination of the value, power and danger of the rock in question means the job retains a mythic quality. Filmmaker Elaine ...

Beauty Beneath the Dirt is a far cry from your typical outdoor adventure travelogue. Unlike other Appalachian Trail documentaries that focus on camp life and the natural environment, Mt. Laurel native ...

NEW YORK - Sissy Spacek has lived within the Appalachian mountain range since before the role in "Coal Miner's Daughter" that identified her with the region. But some of her neighbors won't let her ...

ASHEVILLE - For nearly 25 years, the Southern and Appalachian ingredients and recipes have been at the core of the farm-to-table restaurant, Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar. This summer, Chef Eric ...