In 1900, a political writer described the “hill-billie” as someone who “talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it ...

The current Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, wrote an autobiographical work called "Hillbilly Elegy" that ...

On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia. Over the course of a few days, residents in eastern Kentucky watched as river levels rose and surpassed flood ...

Social media users swiftly contrasted his rhetoric with reality, pointing out that the average life expectancy of these so-called “hillbillies” now surpasses that of Americans, and that China produces ...

In 2024, Brood XIX, a 13-year brood, emerged in much of Middle and Southeastern Tennessee. However, Brood XIX is expected to have a statewide presence with a concentration in East Tennessee, the ...

Clarkson spoke about being "such a fan" of Crow during a recent episode of her hit NBC talk show Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at ...

Salena Zito is a Western Pennsylvania-based political reporter for the Washington Examiner where she covers American politics and culture from the vantage point of the Blue Highways of the Great ...

The new pavilion and outdoor furniture are utilized at the pavilion's grand opening last August. (Photo contributed by GIBSON MEMORIAL ) Library improvements continue at various stages thanks to a ...

Alan J. Schultz, 38, of Bedford, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in Taylor County District Court on Tuesday. March 17 a jury found Schultz guilty of first degree ...

Matthew Chapman is a video game designer who attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing ...

In the book, Vance chronicles a childhood plagued by poverty, abuse and his mother’s drug addiction and spent partly in Appalachia, a corner of the United States he felt had been forgotten by ...

So Isker decided to move to rural Appalachia—choosing that particular location to help launch a new community near the small town of Gainesboro, Tennessee, in the central northern part of the state.