The Fannin County Emergency Management Agency said that dispatchers received a call at about 10:39 a.m. local time on Saturday, Feb. 21, about the ordeal as the man was hiking northbound on the trail ...

This video shares words from the old Appalachian dialect and mountain sayings passed down through generations in the Appalachian Mountains. These are real words used in the hills and hollers of ...

Crews spent over eight hours performing a manual carry-out and aerial long-line extraction in challenging terrain.

Appalachian Headwaters is ready to host spring field trips for K-12 student groups at their environmental education facility ...

Alice Gerrard is one of the trailblazing musicians who will be honored during a series of free events March 5-8 in Knoxville.

Born in war-torn Liberia but raised in the United States, singer-songwriter Mon Rovîa is making waves with his his “Afro-Appalachian” music.

Charlie Elliot, our field editor and the outdoor writer who brought turkey hunting to the masses, recounts his trickiest ...

"Mark Byrd was a champion for the Wilkes County Schools and loved serving as their Superintendent. Having been a graduate of ...

Lancaster city resident Philip “Slide” Witmer’s journey to become one of the handful of hikers in the world to complete the ...

“For those making travel a priority, or simply looking for a getaway, now is the perfect time to put Boone, North Carolina, ...

At the 2026 Tremont Writers Conference, participating writers will receive the inspiration and encouragement they need to ...

For nearly a century, the Appalachian Trail has wound its way through the Roanoke Valley, becoming not just a hiking path but ...