The upcoming Labor Day holiday, like other holidays, should be a time of rest and relaxation — good ol' R&R. As we all know, our so-called holidays are becoming more and more frenetic under the pr...
Memories With the 47th season of the Trail of the Lonesome Pine drama ending last weekend, producer Barbara Polly shares this photo of two of the many folks from all walks of life who have been part of the...
Thanks expressed for support of 5K Road Race To the Editor: The 27th annual Railroad Days 5K Race was held in Appalachia on Saturday, Aug. 7. The following businesses are greatly appreciated for the monetary support of the event and donatio...
Class of '60 owes debt to teachers To the Editor: As a member of the 1960 Appalachia High School 50th class reunion we would like to say thanks to the Appalachia Cultural Arts Center staff, Appalachia Special Projects Committee an...
Want jobs? Support innovation The federal government just announced that the nation’s unemployment rate is still hovering around 10 percent. Voters have seized on this news by demanding that their leaders find a way to d...
Memories The chug of the engine was a familiar sound to the people who lived and worked in the little coal-mining town of Pardee. Twice daily the engine, after bringing empty coal cars to the tipple, was b...
Scott thanks friends, colleagues, students To the Editor: I would like to thank the many students, colleagues and friends who gathered from far and near at the Lonesome Pine School and Heritage Center for my 80th birthday celebration on F...
Community pulls together to make Celtic Day a success To the Editor: It is wonderful to be part of a community that pulls together for a common goal, and the most recent example of this yielded phenomenal results. The Second Big Stone Celtic Day was...