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

Backroads of Appalachia was awarded an ARC ARISE (Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies) grant from the ...

In rural Appalachia, the annual median household income is $48,964, more than $21,000 below the national median of $70,622. According to the CFPB report, “This gap has increased in the last two ...

'The vitriolic view of Appalachia—and to some extent, other areas of rural America—stems from an entrenched classism,' writes Bobi Conn.

The Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) today released results of the last two years of initial work of the ACCC Rural ...

Rural arts programs helped Eastern Kentucky maker Cynthia Main develop Sunhouse Craft, a sustainable business with an Appalachian sense of place.. Main’s origin story parallels that of many small-town ...

Rural arts programs helped Eastern Kentucky maker Cynthia Main develop Sunhouse Craft, a sustainable business with an Appalachian sense of place. Main’s origin story parallels that of many small ...

Here in California, for instance 60 percent of the community colleges with the lowest transfer rates are rural. From low-income students in Appalachia to Latino learners in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, ...