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Suspect named in Easter Appalachia murder case

Kingsport Times-News 22 Apr 2025
A Wise County man has been charged with the Easter death of an Appalachia woman ....
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Tyler Childers, Chris Stapleton to headline Healing Appalachia music festival

Lexington Herald-Leader 22 Apr 2025
It will be Stapleton’s debut appearance at the festival, which is being held in Kentucky for the first time ... .
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Avery teens getting hands-on business experience through Thrive Appalachia

Reflector 22 Apr 2025
AVERY COUNTY — Thrive Appalachia gives kids a chance to get a head start on adulthood. About 50 Avery County High School students participate in the program ... .
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New exhibit on WNOX's 'Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round' opens Friday at Museum of Appalachia

Oakridger 22 Apr 2025
The Museum of Appalachia is set to unveil a new exhibit on Friday that celebrates the history of East Tennessee’s musical roots and radio heritage.
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Gripping family saga explores healing in the heart of Appalachia

The Daily Gazette 21 Apr 2025
Some authors can tell a sad story but render it beautiful. That’s what Bobi Conn observed when she started reading books while in graduate school at the age of 27. I would take it a step further and count Conn ... .
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Appalachia Day to celebrate culture and conservation

Biltmore Beacon 21 Apr 2025
Appalachia Day — a special event celebrating conservation, Helene recovery, and Appalachian culture — will be hosted by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Hickory Nut Gap Farm ....
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Living Carbon Announces Agreement with Microsoft for 1.4 Million Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Reforestation of Former Mine Lands in Appalachia

PR Newswire 21 Apr 2025
Decades of coal mining in the Appalachian region have impacted millions of acres of land, including over 4 million acres of formerly mined land in Central Appalachia alone.
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World War I veteran’s photo album returns to Appalachia

Kingsport Times-News 19 Apr 2025
A century-old photo album that traveled from the nation’s eastern mountains to the Mid-West before spending decades in California has returned to Appalachia ....
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‘March’ Co-Author Spearheads Comics Project To Uplift Appalachia

Forbes 17 Apr 2025
Best-selling author Andrew Aydin hopes his company's new project will provide material support and respect for communities decimated by Hurricane Helene ... .
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Appalachia Day festivities to celebrate mountain culture

Biltmore Beacon 16 Apr 2025
Appalachia Day, a special event celebrating conservation, Helene recovery, and Appalachian culture will be hosted by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Hickory Nut Gap Farm ....
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Museum of Appalachia prepares for springtime pioneer celebration with Sheep Shearing Days

The Tennessee Tribune 15 Apr 2025
The Museum of Appalachia, a Smithsonian Affiliate, invites the community to celebrate the arrival of spring and the rich cultural heritage of the region with their annual Sheep Shearing Days, Friday, May 2nd and Friday, May 9th from 9.00 a.m.
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Alice Whitaker, longtime director of historic Kentucky settlement school, dies

Lexington Herald-Leader 15 Apr 2025
Whitaker had helped keep the Cordia School, founded in the 1930s, going for decades in the face of challenges ... .
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