Winter holiday festivals have become a regular way to grow revenue for America’s smallest towns. And with more people ...

Population decline often goes hand-in-hand with economic stagnation in rural areas—and the two reinforce each other in a ...

There's a new morning ritual in Pinedale, Wyoming, a town of about 2,000 nestled against the Wind River Mountains. Friends and neighbors in the oil- and gas-rich community "take their morning coffee ...

In his second novel, author Ken Jaworowski returns to the fictional Rust Belt town of Locksburg for more page-turning action.

Nevaeh Scott graduated from high school in rural Kansas with a class of 42 students. As a first-generation student and the oldest of three kids, she said there was “a lot to navigate” when looking at ...

John Winger was facing a dilemma: He wanted to retire from running his independent, small-town grocery store, but he didn't want to leave his local community in the lurch. Apart from his store, Royal ...

Churchville, Virginia (CNN) — As the final hues of autumn linger in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the 200-person community of Churchville, Virginia, is grappling with the loss of its health clinic. Gone ...