MENDOTA, Va. — A Mendota, Virginia, woman is keeping Appalachian traditions alive with every turn of her spinning wheel.
Last month, I had the privilege of attending one of the weekly book club meetings of the Nevermore Book Club at the Bristol Public Library. Thank you to the members for allowing me to crash your meeting!
It took the soon-to-be 11-year-old Abbie Kinard weeks to decide what she wanted to ask Santa to deliver this Christmas. When she finally wrote Santa and later talked to him in person, Abbie wanted Santa and his elves and everyone to pray for her baby brother.
More than 50 vendors will exhibit their wares at the 37th Annual Arts and Crafts Fair from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 through Saturday, Oct. 29 at Emory & Henry College.
Abingdon’s Town Council broke ground for what they termed a “boundless playground” Thursday as an addition to the sports complex at The Meadows.
A new wedding venue and speakeasy is coming to the old Bristol, Virginia Post Office building.
The first Oktoberfest in Wytheville promises a day of German music, food and fun.
The first Oktoberfest in Wytheville promises a day of German music, food and fun.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — The spices flowed Saturday as crowds gathered to watch six contestants take the stage at the fourth annual Bristol Pepper Fest to compete in both the Ultimate “Beat the Heat” Pepper Eating contest, an all-out pepper eating endurance competition, as well as the Quaker Steak &…
Downtown Bristol, Tennessee, is about to get spicy as the Fourth Annual Bristol Pepper Fest returns to 6th Street Saturday.
Mendota Hawk and Heritage Festival takes flight in the isolated community of Mendota, Virginia, next weekend.
The Bluegrass Hall of Fame says Shelby, North Carolina native Earl Scruggs “not only pioneered the three-finger banjo but played it to standards of taste and technique unmatched by thousands of disciples over seven decades.”
Sometimes I just sit and think. And other times, I just sit. I tell myself I need to move. Then I sit and think about how to do it.
This week's recipe roundup features meals that are a perfect fit for the first day of spring.
While a PB&J is, if not beloved, at least known in practically every corner of the U.S., the very concept disgusts many in other countries. Here's a look at some other unusual and uniquely American foods.
There's a lot more to Irish cuisine than stout and spuds, although both should be high on your must-try list when visiting Ireland.
On St. Patrick's Day, it might seem appropriate to knock back a shot of Jameson Irish Whiskey. However, when it comes to the luck of the Irish, U.S. whiskey-makers might have the upper hand.
The three walls surrounding a bathtub take a lot of abuse, especially if the bathroom serves a house of family members who bathe daily. Those conditions call for a hard-working, durable wall surface with the ability to withstand the moisture and continued use. Solid Surface is a manufactured material, made of acrylic resin, polyester resin or a combination of the...
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Content by Salem Tourism. For pickers and antiques aficionados, everything old is new again, and there’s certainly plenty of charming territory to explore in the welcoming town of Salem on the northwest outskirts of Roanoke, Virginia.
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A team of volunteer specialist doctors has set up a mobile clinic in a cramped municipal building in a former front-line village in Ukraine. The clinic's front window is boarded up with plywood, but it's a lifeline for the residents. Access to specialist medical help was available only to those who could get to the city even before the war. But the village near the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk did have a primary care doctor. A Ukrainian-Israeli volunteer medical organization has been running mobile clinics staffed with specialist doctors in villages and towns near the front lines or in recently retaken areas to help improve the situation.
No Republican has done more to restrict abortion rights than Donald Trump. But in the early days of the 2024 presidential contest, no Republican has worked harder to avoid the issue than the former president either. More than his GOP rivals, Trump is sidestepping the polarizing topic just nine months after he celebrated the Supreme Court's stunning decision to strip women’s constitutional right to abortion. Look no further than Trump’s trip to Iowa last week for evidence of his balancing act. Trump repeatedly refused to say whether he would support a federal abortion ban when asked. And in multiple public appearances, he didn't mention the word “abortion” once.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest plan for the state's homelessness crisis asks voters to fund a major expansion of housing and treatment for residents suffering from mental illness and addiction. Newsom announced Sunday that he will ask allies in the Democratic-controlled Legislature for a measure on the 2024 ballot to authorize funding to build residential facilities where over 10,000 people a year could live and be treated. The plan is the latest by the governor who took office in 2019 vowing to own the issue of homelessness in a state where an estimated 171,000 were unhoused last year.
The FDA’s interest in the AGGA dental device follows a KHN-CBS News investigation, according to a former agency official.
ABINGDON, Va. — As many as 50 Abingdon High School students will make a big splash at center stage when the school presents the musical production of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” opening in March.
Chris Rock accused Will Smith of "practicing selective outrage" and mocked the infidelity rumors surrounding him and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Get that and more recent celeb news here.
Gigi Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio were recently spotted together and "get along well" - but they're not dating. Get that and more celeb news here.
The 'Glass' actor's loved ones revealed earlier this week that he has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Get that and more celeb news here.
For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club. See the top 10.
For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club. Adorable in some eyes, deplorable in others, the sturdy, push-faced, perky-eared, world-weary-looking and distinctively droll French bulldog became the nation's most prevalent p…
