Esther Renee Adams, "Mamaw," was laid to rest in her own home. In the mountains of eastern Kentucky, such "country wakes" could last for days. Shelby Lee Adams Esther Renee Adams was born on her ...

The physical isolation of Appalachian hollows created a culture of radical self-reliance that still defines how mountain communities relate to one another today. Generations of shared economic ...

Grooms said since Helene hit their community, they have been loud enough to get continued support from people across the country for the past six months. The path to recovery has been long and slow, ...

The series begins with Earth’s oldest mountains — the Appalachians. We see how continents over millions and millions of years collide in a slow dance which ultimately results in the formation of the ...