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Jeff Leake, head of the Allison Park Church organization in Allison Park, Pennsylvania, was among many in the faith community that faced backlash after making public his COVID-19 vaccination this year. Photo: Chris Jones/100 Days in Appalachia

Political Conflicts Are Escalating in Sanctuaries of Southwestern PA Churches. Can They Heal?

By Christine Hedlin, Photography by Chris Jones / July 22, 2021

Racism, abortion, same-sex unions, mask-wearing, vaccines. Churches could be sites […]

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Alison Jeffers and Dallan Phillips work for Scott County Emergency Management Services. The local hospital, Big South Fork Medical Center, is severely underfunded and offers limited emergency services. Clara Terry is taken from the hospital to an air ambulance for a subdural hemorrhage. Photo: Stacey Kranitz/100 Days in Appalachia

Rural Tennessee is Losing More Hospitals Than Anywhere in the Country, But COVID-19 Isn’t Fully to Blame

By Taylor Sisk, Photography by Stacy Kranitz / July 15, 2021

This is the third story in Critical Condition, a three […]

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Dr. Teresa Tyson and the Health Wagon team have started to administer COVID-19 vaccines in this part of Appalachia by traveling door-to-door. Here, Tyson prepares to administer a vaccine to Marty Wells at his home in Norton, Virginia. Photo: Stacy Kranitz/100 Days in Appalachia

In Southwest Virginia, Reestablishing a Rural Hospital System Requires Rebuilding Trust

By Taylor Sisk, Photography by Stacy Kranitz / July 8, 2021

This is the second story in Critical Condition, a three […]

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Six Months After Capitol Riot, 46 From Central Appalachia Face Charges

By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young / July 7, 2021

This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. The […]

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Kendra Winchester is the founder of the Bookstagram account @readappalachia. Photo: Gavin McIntyre/100 Days in Appalachia

Why You Should @readappalachia

By Amanda Page / July 6, 2021

If you’re not from Appalachia, Kendra Winchester wants to help […]

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A memorial service for nurse Donna Jean “Goody” Gooslin was attended by a large group of former hospital employees and their families. The service took place in the parking lot in front of the hospital, which overlooks downtown Williamson. As the sun set, the nurses gathered to release balloons and light candles in Gooslin’s honor. Photo: Stacy Kranitz/100 Days in Appalachia

‘This Isn’t a Dying Coal Town,’ It’s a West Virginia Community Rethinking Health Care and Succeeding

By Taylor Sisk, Photography by Stacy Kranitz / July 1, 2021

This is the first story in Critical Condition, a three […]

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Q&A: Two Young Appalachian Activists on the 2020 BLM Movement and What’s Happened in Their Community Since

By Rainesford Stauffer / June 29, 2021

During Black Lives Matter rallies that swept Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, last […]

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Review: Book Details Overlooked Black Experience in Appalachian Coal Camps

By James Branscome / June 23, 2021

William Turner’s “Harlan Renaissance” shows how Black Appalachians built sustaining […]

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Commentary: For This Queer Foster Parent, Love is Homemade, No Matter What My Lawmakers Say

By Sara Fincham / June 22, 2021

“Happiness is Homemade,” the dangling sign to the bakery reads […]

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