That light was especially symbolic at Christmas when settlers in frontier Appalachia — many of them Scot-Irish — faced hard ...

Traditions run deep into the heart of the Christmas holiday, much like the Appalachian history that fills the mountains of East Tennessee and beyond.

People stepped back in time Dec. 12-13 to experience an old-fashioned Christmas at the Museum of Appalachia's annual Candlelight Christmas celebration. Visitors to the Clinton museum observed the ...

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Since the hurricane, there have been many groups that have stepped up to help. A Tri-Cities group called Appalachian Christmas Chaos started looking ahead and is helping ...

Michelle Yarnell gave a 5-year-old girl in North Carolina a Disney doll back in October when she joined volunteers from Schuylkill County on their initial relief trip to the devastated areas of North ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After sorting and packing the gifts, 17 Sacred Heart Academy students and their chaperones began the drive from Louisville to Kermit, West Virginia, to deliver Christmas cheer to ...

Staff report [email protected] Nov 28, 2025 Nov 28, 2025 MOUNTAIN CITY — The spirit of the season will come alive on Tuesday, Dec. 9, as Johnson County JAM presents “An Old-Fashioned, ...

Experience the beauty of seasonal music played on traditional Appalachian instruments, and sing along to everyone’s favorite holiday tunes. It will feature music from old-time musician Travis Stuart, ...