“Intersection & Innovation in Appalachia” event brings community leaders, rural champions to West Virginia to identify and confront health challenges in the region CHARLESTON, W.V., Oct. 2, 2026 – ...

WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance painted a vivid picture of Appalachia in his 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.” One of rural poverty mired in a substance-abuse epidemic, but also one centered on family ...

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you ...

On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia. Over the course of a few days, residents in eastern Kentucky watched as river levels rose and surpassed flood levels.

Ballad Health connects rural patients to social services, reducing emergency visits and lowering health care costs.

The University of Virginia plans to expand its commitment to boost the fortunes of Appalachia, doubling down on an initiative supporting economic development and entrepreneurship in America’s most ...

Independent reporting you can trust. May was Mental Health Awareness Month, but in Appalachia, mental health isn’t a monthly conversation. Mental health challenges are a present reality shaped by the ...