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Busted not for selling babies, but for the abortion clinic
From 1951 to 1965 Dr. Thomas Jugarthy Hicks began to quietly offer babies for adoption from his Hicks Community Clinic in McCaysville, GA. Quietly, because the clinic he’d been running since the...
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University of Appalachia School of Pharmacy Awards Degrees
Robin M. Absher, Raven Virginiabecomes the first graduate fromthe Unversity of AppalachiaCollege of PharmacyOn May 18, 2008 the University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy awarded its first degree to...
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God shines on Appalachia
A few pictures from a Memorial Day trek into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.The rest of the set will be up at the Our Appalachia photo group at Flickr. Save This Page
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Podcast Appalachia: "Appalachian Abolitionism"
The latest episode of Podcast Appalachia is now available! It's a little known fact that Appalachians, both in the North and the South, played a major role in the early movement to abolish slavery. In...
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The Earl Brothers Impress Again
The Earl BrothersMoonshineWhen the Earl Brothers released their first album in 2004, the superbly-titled Whiskey, Women and Death, it was a shot of antique-sounding bluegrass in decidedly dark tones,...
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Review: Railroad Earth's "Amen Corner"
Railroad EarthAmen CornerI first heard Railroad Earth a few years back, soon after the release of the band’s quasi-demo, The Black Bear Sessions.Having no clue what to expect, I popped the disc in my...
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The June beetle - capturing a living music box
"From some long-forgotten source, I heard that June beetles made a sweet sound while flying around. I loved music, and the method to acquire this living music box was to fasten a long thread to one of...
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Blue Ridge Outdoors
Photo by Hazel Crabtree, Saltville, VA 1928It was astonishing and exciting to hear about the new publication from Blue Ridge Outdoors about some deep issues in our present Appalachian backyards. The...
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Summertime Reward
Swimming under the Cascades of Giles County, Virginia provides instant relief from the two mile hike in the summer heat. Save This Page
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Review: CMT's Outsiders Inn
Exactly what part of "Country Music Television" did you not understand?Everyone here in Cocke County, TN has their knickers in a twist about Outsiders Inn, CMT's new reality(which they define loosely...
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Religious signs in West Virginia
Some religious signs from a recent highly bumpercropulous swing through southeastern West Virginia.There was a great, raucous Holiness service going on in this church, and the doors were open, so I...
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Pucker up, it's persimmon time in Tennessee!
While driving to church yesterday morning, I spotted my first sign that fall was here. Lying in the middle of the road was an old familiar sight. Dozens of little orange berries, some smashed, some...
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Images from Middle Tennessee
So the western part of middle Tennessee would be considered only barely on the fringes of Appalachia by any definition, however I thought I'd share these photos of home that I took last time I made it...
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The Museum of Appalachia's Tennessee Fall Homecoming
The Museum of Appalachia's Tennessee Fall Homecoming is one of the finest and most-important events each year in all of Appalachia. We spent a couple of days at the museum in Clinton, TN this...
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park turns 75
Clay OwenThe 75th anniversary of the opening of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is soon approaching. The most-visited park in the entire National Park system, the GSMNP is celebrating in the...
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Appy-Love
I'd like to direct your attention to another great blog focused on our fair region. Appy-Love is a relatively new project, and is coming along quite nicely. The author has some good stuff that's worth...
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Appalachian Witches haunt Alabama audiences
If you're in the Huntsville, AL area you'll want to get yourself on over to Burritt on the Mountain this weekend. A brand new play titled "Appalachian Witches," by Christine Burke Ashwell wraps up its...
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Now & Then winter issue celebrates ‘Fabric of Appalachia’
Now & Then winter issue celebrates ‘Fabric of Appalachia’Tuesday, February 03, 2009JOHNSON CITY – The fall/winter issue of Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, themed “Fabric of Appalachia,”...
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EPA puts the skids on Mountaintop Removal
In news that is sure to be met with glee for most readers of this blog, the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday announced it was reviewing the permit process for Mountaintop Removal Mining...
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NPR on MTM
All Things Considered ran another story yesterday afternoon on Mountaintop Removal Mining and the administration's recent moves against it, including this bit: "There is no practice in this country as...
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Podcast Appalachia is Back!
After a sixteen month hiatus, Podcast Appalachia is back! In this episode, I examine the history of the "lost" State of Franklin. You can listen here or read a transcript here. Save This Page
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Remember the Snail Darter!
Longtime East Tennessee residents probably remember the controversial Tellico Dam, built by the TVA during the 1970s as a means of bringing economic development to Loudon County and the Tennessee...
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Podcast Appalachia: "Moonshine"
The latest episode of Podcast Appalachia is now available. In this episode, we examine the colorful history and culture of moonshine, the most famous 'spirit' of Appalachia. You can listen here or read...
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Podcast Appalachia 12: "Appalachian Christmas"
It's a special Christmas edition of Podcast Appalachia, featuring Christmas memories and stories from the Appalachian region! You can listen here. Save This Page
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Podcast Appalachia
Podcast Appalachia is back! In this episode, I look at the life and times of James Still, widely regarded as one of the Appalachian region's greatest writers and poets! Listen here or read a transcript...
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