South Pittsburg, Tennessee, headquarters. of Lodge Cast Iron skillet makers, hosts the annual National Cornbread Festival. (Photo by Michael Harding / Miles2Go) Wrapping up a planning session with a ...

This story was originally published by Trouble in God's Country. After nearly two years in hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter ...

Read 'Blood Brother' by Jeremy Haworth, Best Short Story selection for the second annual Best In Rural Writing Contest.

The number of rural residents who aren’t covered by health insurance is likely to rise if the premium tax credits associated with the Affordable Care Act ...

Homes on a hill in Sylva, North Carolina. (Photo by Elizabeth Albert / Flickr) When Karen Sicner and her husband John made the decision to relocate from metro Atlanta to build a new home on a two-acre ...

According to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the number of obstetric units across the country is falling. Without them, the health and life of rural mothers ...

Rural Remix is a podcast feed that cuts through rural stereotypes and misconceptions. Subscribe for early access to new series updates and new episodes alerts. Cut through the confusion. Our Keep It ...

Rural Remix is a podcast feed that cuts through rural stereotypes and misconceptions. Subscribe for early access to new series updates and new episodes alerts. The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy is a ...

This is the inaugural post of our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to ...

Nothing says mistletoe and candy canes like the post-card-perfect small towns that populate American holiday movies. The best small town in the best ...

The Hazard High School drama club circa 1968. Adviser Evangeline “Dang” Palmer is far left. The author, Dee Davis, is top right. (Via Facebook) At 17 I was the Santa Claus for the Walkertown section ...