CLINTON, Tennessee — Owner and chairman of DeRoyal Industries Pete DeBusk will be honored as the 2025 Hero of Southern Appalachia for his contributions to his community. According to the Museum of ...

I was on a walking tour with Dr. Joseph Fox along Asheville’s Black Cultural Heritage Trail. We stopped in front of the YMI Cultural Center, one of the first Black community centers in the country. We ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A new initiative from nonprofit Advantage Valley is looking to bring growth to local food producers in Appalachia. The organization’s Taste of Appalachia program looks to ...

Esther Renee Adams, "Mamaw," was laid to rest in her own home. In the mountains of eastern Kentucky, such "country wakes" could last for days. Shelby Lee Adams Esther Renee Adams was born on her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parts of the North Fork of the Kentucky River flooded in July 2022, and again in February 2025. Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington ...