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Apr 1

Prepared for Life: Rethinking High School Education in Eastern Kentucky

A high school in Fleming County, KY is taking an unconventional approach to education. At Fleming County High School, students have the...

Feb 28, 2023

Student Submission: Ursula Cornett, German Immigrant to Appalachia

Video produced by Allie Cornett. Ursula Cornett, German Immigrant to Appalachia describes Ursula’s journey to Eastern Kentucky and her...

Oct 12, 2020

Guest Post: Frankie Sue Best

Note: This essay is an excerpt from a small booklet about the life story of Frankie Sue Best, complied by Steward Caffey and Masoud...

Sep 17, 2020

Guest Post: Sustainability and Economic Growth in Appalachia

Nathan Hall has always had a connection to his home in Eastern Kentucky, and now he's working to create innovative opportunities for the...

Sep 7, 2020

Guest Post: From the Front Porch, 1955

Although now incorporated into the Pikeville City Limits and with access to city water, sewage, and other public amenities, in 1955,...

Sep 1, 2020

Guest Post: Growing Up Appalachia Proud on Island Creek

Growing up on Island Creek in Pikeville, KY, my sister and I had the best childhood ever. No, seriously, it was almost magical. For one,...

Aug 10, 2020

Guest Post: My Mother at Christmas

A true story of my mom, my grandparents and a Christmas that would always be remembered. My mother, Louise King Kretzer was born in 1928....

Aug 9, 2020

Guest Post: Our Pet Crow (A True Story of the Williams Boys in Somerset)

[NOTE: Halleck and Jesse Fisher Williams had seven children, including four boys. The Williams boys – Eugene, Tommy, Charles, and Paul –...

Aug 6, 2020

Guest Post: An Appalachian Education

Smart and educated are not exactly the first words that come to mind when picturing women from Appalachia. Unfortunately, in most media...

Aug 2, 2020

Guest Post: Like Toting Water Uphill

My husband and I headed out to pick up a pizza on a rainy Saturday evening. Traveling down Frederica Street in Owensboro, Kentucky, the...

Jul 29, 2020

Navigating Identity as a Muslim Appalachian

From her backyard in South Williamson, KY, Harvard graduate student and Policy and Programming Coordinator for the Muslim Public Affairs...

Jul 27, 2020

Finding Success in Appalachia

From atop a mountain in Pikeville, KY, local entrepreneur and small business owner Rusty Justice explains how he feels he has found...