100 Days in Appalachia

Front Porch Politics: One survivor recounts his harrowing escape from Impact Plastics

The morning of Friday, September 27 was “a normal day.” But by that afternoon, six of Robert Jarvis’ coworkers were dead.

North Carolina Evacuees Take Refuge in Fletcher Ag Center-Turned-Shelter

The emergency shelter has taken in 300 evacuees from areas hard-hit by Hurricane Helene’s flooding.

On “Making It” in Appalachia

Poet Torli Bush reflects on how his journey runs counter to the narrative pushed by JD Vance’s memoir, that you have to leave the region to be successful.

In Appalachia’s Battleground States, Election Officials Worry About Cyber Security, Physical Threats and Misinformation

“Everything is a concern” when it comes to election security, according to the elections director in North Carolina.

Appalachia Was a Spiritual Center of Election Denial in 2020. Some in the Region Are Already Calling on God to Intervene in This Year’s Presidential Election.

Once again, there are “prophetic summits,” revivals and prayer gatherings asking God to intervene in politics.

Appalachia’s Young Voters Could Impact the 2024 Election

Although many feel apathetic about voting or lack the resources needed to cast a ballot, in some places, momentum is building among Appalachian youth.

Health

‘Life-changing Support’: In Rural North Carolina, a Program for Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Through Pregnancy and Beyond Offers Care and Counters Stigma

Project CARA works to get people into care and support them — with a goal of better outcomes for both the babies and their parents.

Front Porch Politics

Georgia’s Property Tax Referendum Misses the Point

There is nothing Papaw Jordan likes complaining about more than property taxes. It infuriates him that the government can make him pay for a piece of property he owns, the only home he has in a country where — from […]

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•Generation Zeitgeist

Young Appalachians Want Better Intergenerational Political Conversations

Many young Appalachians, regardless of later political affiliation, can recall the childhood moments they learned how free they were to voice their own thoughts about contentious topics with family members. Julia Pritt, 24, originally from Hurricane, West Virginia, recalled her […]