(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kristina P. Brant, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains ...

Lawyer Stephen Cawood built one of the greatest bodies of work of any Kentuckian to protect Appalachians from the adverse ...

We have all heard the term “Appalachia” or “Appalachian” — but few know the true origins of the word and how it has evolved ...

New Lexington public schools in rural Ohio achieve 99% graduation rate through career and technical education programs that ...

Those living in Appalachia have long been accustomed to the idea there are greater risks to our health here than in many other regions. New research from the American College of Surgeons confirms that ...

List of entries -- List of primary documents -- Introduction -- Entries : A-Z -- Epilogue : great society at 50 -- Primary documents Entries : Affirmative action ; African American Civil Rights ...

The region’s most economically distressed counties are in the coalfields of Central Appalachia, including Eastern Kentucky’s Letcher County, above, as fog settles on Aug. 23, 2019. (Scott Olson | ...

For some, it was the third time in just four years that their homes had flooded, and the process of disposing of destroyed furniture, cleaning out the muck and starting anew is beginning again. Each ...

Parts of the North Fork of the Kentucky River flooded in July 2022, and again in February 2025. Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post via Getty Images For some, it was the third time in just four ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) For some, it was the third time in just four years that their homes had flooded, and ...