Meet the woman running for NC Ag commissioner to empower rural residents
North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture candidate Sarah Taber plans to revive the state’s agricultural economy through common-sense business practices, inf...
Q&A: Disrupting Stereotypes about Appalachian Food, with Erica Abrams Locklear
Locklear’s new book explores how narratives around Appalachian food have informed – or more often, misinformed – the public’s perception of a diverse, n...
Weird and Wondrous American Byways
Turns out taking the scenic route can pay big dividends, for both traveler and towns along the trail. Look no further than these popular byways for proof....
Comics, Cartoons, and More Recs for Rural Stories to Read, Watch, and Listen To this Summer
Comics, cartoons, and old friends headline our latest batch of recommendations for rural stories to read, watch, or listen to this summer....
A Rural Calling: Bringing Together Different Worlds to Better a Community
Yona Wade says “I create what I need” and what he needs and wants are better educational opportunities for the community of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Ind...
Q&A: The Youth-Led Renaissance of Bluegrass Music
Bella White is a musician from Calgary, Alberta, whose sophomore album “Among Other Things” releases this Friday, April 21st, on Rounder Records. Her 2020 b...
Pieces of Time Fill the Museum of Appalachia
It wasn’t uncommon, a few years ago, to see historian and collector John Rice Irwin on a back porch at the Museum of Appalachia, watching with a smile on his ...
Papertown And The Dirty Bird
On the Pigeon River, one town celebrates a paper mill’s closure as another mourns — and both face an uncertain future....