Why is Eastern Kentucky University named what it is, when it’s located in central Kentucky, and not even close to eastern ...

Part 1. How the fall of the coal industry changed politics in eastern Kentucky: The decline of coal jobs caused economic collapse in eastern Kentucky. In the 1970s, Pike County was one of the ...

Kentucky's Appalachian counties are expanding efforts to help ensure kids are off to the right start educationally. Research ...

Gov. Andy Beshear said the federal funding freeze has affected state programs like Medicaid, the Appalachian Regional ...

Bill Estep [email protected] Opponents of a proposed federal prison in Eastern Kentucky have bought land at the site planned for the facility to try to block it. The Appalachian Rekindling ...

Affrilachia: Testimonies,” by Chris Aluka Berry sets out to document the Black experience in Appalachia. The book is a ...

ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) - After five years of concerts in West Virginia, Healing Appalachia is moving to Kentucky in 2025. Healing Appalachia is the flagship production of Hope in the Hills ...

A prominent benefit concert, which features top music names and benefits Appalachian nonprofit efforts, is relocating to Boyd County, Kentucky. Healing Appalachia, produced by the charity Hope in the ...

However, rates of cancer incidence and death are going down, if slowly, in Appalachia. Rates of new cases in Appalachia have ...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Appalachian Wireless has been serving Eastern Kentucky since 1991. Headquartered in Ivel in Floyd County, their main goal was to bring reliable wireless service to the region. Its ...

COALTON A two-day, recovery-based music festival is moving to Kentucky after five years in West Virginia. Healing Appalachia announced its festival — “Blind Faith” — will be in Boyd County on Sept. 19 ...