Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hi, I'm Carley, and I'm a proud Appalachian. Appalachia is a very specific and often misunderstood region of the South. And yes, ...

Appalachia—a region that stretches from Mississippi to New York—has historically been recognized as a socially and economically disadvantaged part of the United States, and growing evidence suggests ...

Get a taste for what’s cooking in Virginia’s Appalachia Appalachian cuisine is a great cultivation of different cultures; so, we travel to Bristol, Abingdon, Cedar Bluff and Castlewood Virginia to get ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Life expectancy in Appalachia, a region that stretches from Mississippi to New York, lags behind the ...

For over a decade, photographer Stacy Kranitz has been working in Appalachia. The fruits of that labor are now available in her book, “As It Was Give(n) To Me,” recently published by Twin Palms ...

Quilting is often thought of as synonymous with Appalachian culture, and old quilts now serve as important historical documents about women.

We visit quilting bees, meetings, shows, and talk with a quilt historian. You might have a cherished one on your bed or know someone who’s made one or maybe made one yourself- it’s all about quilting ...