Tyler Childers’ Appalachia: How the Country Singer Challenges our ...
Dec 30, 2024 · The first time I heard Tyler Childers’ voice I was riding in the passenger seat of a 15-year-old car late at night through the back roads of West Virginia. It was 2019, and I was …
‘A Crisis of Truth:’ Trauma, Disinformation and the New Apostolic ...
Dec 16, 2024 · Daniel, who 100 Days is only identifying by his first name, is affiliated with the New Apostolic Reformation, one of the fastest-growing religious movements in the U.S. and …
A Survivor Recounts His Escape From Impact Plastics
Oct 4, 2024 · A sign at the entrance of Riverview Industrial Park in Erwin, Tennessee, where Impact Plastics is located. On Friday, September 27, 2024, intense rainfall from Hurricane …
Appalachian Tennessee Abortion Providers Are Still Fighting to …
Dec 27, 2024 · When Jules Edwards was a teenager, they say being able to access an abortion was life-saving health care. “I was somebody who had an abortion as a teenager and didn’t tell …
North Carolina Evacuees Take Refuge in Fletcher Ag Center …
Sep 30, 2024 · This story was originally published by The Assembly NC.. Just two weeks ago, the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletcher was an epicenter of joy and merriment …
In North Carolina, A Sanctuary for Local Songwriters Emerges: The …
May 14, 2024 · It’s 6:30 p.m. on a Friday night in Boone, North Carolina, and a hush falls over the East Boone Listening Room. “We spent many years trying to find a space like this in town,” …
100 Days, 100 Voices, Redux
Jan 20, 2025 · It’s been exactly eight years since 100 Days in Appalachia debuted as a project to cover the first 100 days of the new Trump administration’s impact on our region.Those first …
100 Days in Appalachia | Appalachia Matters
From the Editor: “We’ve Seen The Future, It Looks Like Young Appalachia.” I’ve been thinking about our efforts since 2016 to collectively rewrite a different future, one where Appalachia, …
Front Porch Politics: JD Vance, Tim Walz, and Appalachian …
Oct 22, 2024 · From an attempted assassination and an historic withdrawal from the race, the 2024 election has already had more twists and turns than an Aaron Sorkin screenplay. I …
Embracing Melungeon Roots and Culture in ‘Beyond the Sunset’
Feb 10, 2020 · The Melungeon people of east Tennessee were isolated and discriminated against throughout much of their history. They began to be “othered” in the 1800s for being mixed-race …