Somewhere deep in this Appalachian holler, my Granddaddy was once a little boy running these mountains. Today, all that’s left are old photographs, stories and the feeling that the past never really ...

I like to think the hills are singing, the mountains are singing, and the trees are applauding.” Just exactly where Beck Hill ...

Country singer Eric Church's, who is a Western N.C. native, 2026 UNC commencement speech struck a chord with graduates and ...

A haunting Appalachian ballad comes to life through a voice that feels like it belongs to another time. Rooted in generations ...

They come from different states, different careers and different chapters of life. But four hikers resting at Angel’s Rest ...

North Carolina native Luke Combs returned to Appalachian State to receive an honoree degree after leaving the school in 2012.

Nicknamed Alabama the Beautiful, my home state has some gorgeous places to explore. One of my favorites that I return to time ...

Some historians would say that ‘thinkers’ are behind the ideas and mythologies people live by. I think it also goes back to ...

Charles and Camilla spent their final hours in small-town America and Appalachian wilderness: marching bands, Little League ...

It was a tale of two State Colleges. The first, last Friday, was crawling with Penn State students and families in town for ...

It makes sense then that that’s how it all started for Vile. Growing up a stone’s throw from the home of American music, the ...

After popping back to the White House, Charles and Camilla headed out to small-town rural Virginia at the end of their state visit.