The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded more than $7.4 million to "Backroads of Appalachia." The eastern Kentucky nonprofit promotes scenic drives on existing roads.

Across the nation, only 14% of the population lives in a rural area. This equates to 46 million of the total 330 million Americans. In Appalachia, that percentage is more than double with 33% of ...

Rural areas, much like Appalachia, are not monoliths. In fact, according to the Center on Rural Innovation, more than 22% of people living in rural America are people of color. Likewise ...

Most people don’t pronounce Appalachia correctly, and that’s a problem, says author Barbara Kingsolver. The Pulitzer ...

Without fail, National Geographic photographers always drew attention to the religious life of Appalachian communities — rural ... while 36% of both rural and metro people said they were atheist, ...

I’m moving my people away from white supremacy because I am a rural, white, working-class woman from Appalachia, not in spite of it. One of the most important lessons in organizing is that no ...

People at craft markets found my work really ... A 2024 research report from Nest revealed that a significant issue in rural Appalachia was access to markets. To work towards financial ...

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here ... the unique intersectional experience of Black Americans living in the rural and Appalachian South, and his book has become a classroom standard since ...

ARH said it’ll bridge the gap between old-fashioned “house calls” and making the trip to a traditional health care facility.

GOP states are particularly reliant on a program that President Donald Trump and other Republicans have targeted for deep ...

He then abandoned Appalachia when he ran for Senate ... Navigating divorce can be hard anywhere. But in rural areas, many people have to drive hours to reach a court. These places are legal ...

Without fail, National Geographic photographers always drew attention to the religious life of Appalachian communities ... while 36% of both rural and metro people said they were atheist ...