Posts tagged Appalachia

Bright colors, bold ideas and youthful imagination are filling up East Tennessee State University’s Slocumb Galleries in Johnson City, Tennessee. Visualize Your Future: An Appalachian …

Growing up in Appalachia, traditions have been passed down from generation to generation, which we end up accepting as true. An example I have talked …

Have you ever seen something glowing in the distance? To be more specific, have you ever been out at night feeling a little bit uneasy, …

On January 20, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) reported a total of 646 active cases of Measles in the state, making it …

As the overdose crisis continues to evolve across Appalachia, researchers at East Tennessee State University are diving into the complex science of polysubstance use to …

Growing up in Appalachia, there have always been strange things that I’ve heard from the older generations. I took many of these with a grain …

Last week, we delved into the story of the Tennessee State Prison, and as I mentioned in that article, prisons are a breeding ground for …

Today, we’re going to be stepping out of East Tennessee and heading towards Nashville. As a home to many haunted places, it holds the Tennessee …

On Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 2 to 4 P.M., the Reece Museum hosted a gallery talk titled “Appalachian Animism: Plants, Religion, and Voice of the …

Today, we’re going to be focusing on a tale that comes out of Bluff City, which is approximately 20 to 30 minutes north of Johnson …