The Appalachian Voice
The Free-Roaming Horses of Eastern Kentucky
Free-roaming horses have found a home on former mine lands in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky.
Read MoreTraveling The Crooked Road
Along its 330-mile route, The Crooked Road in Southwest Virginia connects visitors with the sounds of America’s roots music and demonstrates how a region can leverage its cultural assets to develop a new economy.
Read MoreDriving Trails of Appalachia
Take a day or a week to discover Appalachia along one of the region’s many driving trails.
Read MoreDevastating Forest Fires Ignite Southeast
Numerous forest fires burned across the Southeast throughout the autumn. Nearly 120,000 acres of forest burned, and the city of Gatlinburg, Tenn., was badly damaged, with 14 lives lost.
Read MoreW.V. Chemical Spill Settlement Reached
A settlement in a class-action lawsuit compensates residents affected by the Jan. 9, 2014, chemical spill at Freedom Industries in Charleston, W.Va., which dumped 7,500 gallons of the coal-washing chemical MCHM into the Elk River.
Read MoreNew POWER Initiative Grants Aim to Bolster Coal-Impacted Economies
An October round of POWER Initiative grants awarded nearly $28 million dollars of support for 42 projects in 13 states that have been negatively impacted by the decline of the coal industry.
Read MoreResidents Seek to Halt New Development
A proposed city plan to erect a shopping center and sports complex in Abingdon, Va., along the Virginia Creeper Trail faces criticism.
Read MoreLifting Restrictions on Rural Broadband in East Tennessee
A coalition of organizations representing underserved and underrepresented areas in East Tennessee is working to bring broadband internet services to rural areas of the state.
Read MoreFifty Years of Foxfire Magazine
For 50 years, Foxfire Magazine has collected stories from Southern Appalachia.
Read MoreSouthwest Virginia Gets a New Brand and Other Shorts
Southwest Virginia get s new brand, Appalachian Youth discuss Just Economic Transition and other short stories from across Appalachia.
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