Another, longer-term threat hangs over Zimmerman: Appalachia’s hardwood industry comprising loggers, sawmills, truckers and manufacturers is struggling to survive.

Learn about Appalachian and Welsh post-coal societies and explore the ways communities in both countries responded socially, culturally, and economically to coal boom and bust cycles. Learn about the ...

UNAKA MOUNTAIN, Tenn. — On a mountaintop mantled in moss and nearly century-old red spruce, the Appalachian Trail now simply disappears. For lengthy stretches, it lies under tangles of trees ...

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ELKINS, W.Va. — The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded nearly $1.9 million through the POWER Initiative to Woodlands Community Lender on behalf of Mon Forest Towns Partnership for a ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL)—Every year, thousands of hikers take on the over 2,000-mile trek from Georgia to Maine on the Appalachian Trail. However, the damage caused by Hurricane Helene added an extra ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Appalachia Service Project (ASP) announced on Thursday it will rebuild or repair 200 homes for those affected by Hurricane Helene. As of Thursday, funding has been ...

At least, that’s what I think she says. Cell phone service still isn’t great in the Appalachian town, so she breaks up a little. But her next line comes through loud and clear: “This has ...

The Gold Squad gathers for a photo in front of their bus on Sept. 9, 2017. They have won several different tailgate of the game awards since the addition of their Appalachian-themed bus in 2010.