Rousseau was a repeat entrant in the prestigious Dijon Prize contests and actually won the coveted award a second time in 1754 for his “Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men.” In ...

The top natural gas production company in the United States has – officially – gotten bigger. EQT Corp., based in downtown ...

The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades is launching a potentially half-billion-dollar effort to extract rare earth metals from the ...

As the sun sets in the town of Nelson on Monday night, a crowd of people meander into Town Hall with instruments and water bottles in hand. It’s not long before cheering, stomping and the twang of ...

On a clear, sunny day in May, just a few weeks into the Smoky Mountain rafting season, Heather Ellis took a dozen people ...

The Meadowlark Motel in Maggie Valley, N.C. is a distinct place nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

OWSLEY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The American Rally Association announced a partnership with Backroads of Appalachia to establish ...

Inside Appalachia, dinos fight Civil War soldiers at a theme park throwback — Dinosaur Kingdom II in Natural Bridge, Virginia. Also, one person’s roadside weed is another’s “golden” treasure. So says ...

A new documentary released by Appalshop this week follows the nonprofit cultural preservation organization’s efforts to ...

The Transylvania Heritage Museum invites the public to explore Appalachian craftsmanship through its exhibit, "Mountain ...

But the wacky, wadical white wing of the Wepublican Party wants to change all that because they can’t stand seeing people ...