PEOPLE + PLACES

Masoud M.

Guest Post: Frankie Sue Best

Note: This essay is an excerpt from a small booklet about the life story of Frankie Sue Best, complied by Steward Caffey and Masoud...

Evan Mascagni

Guest Post: Sustainability and Economic Growth in Appalachia

Nathan Hall has always had a connection to his home in Eastern Kentucky, and now he's working to create innovative opportunities for the...

Saundra C.T.

Guest Post: From the Front Porch, 1955

Although now incorporated into the Pikeville City Limits and with access to city water, sewage, and other public amenities, in 1955,...

Charla H.

Guest Post: Growing Up Appalachia Proud on Island Creek

Growing up on Island Creek in Pikeville, KY, my sister and I had the best childhood ever. No, seriously, it was almost magical. For one,...

Doug K.

Guest Post: My Mother at Christmas

A true story of my mom, my grandparents and a Christmas that would always be remembered. My mother, Louise King Kretzer was born in 1928....