JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A documentary team is traveling around Central Appalachia this summer, trying to capture the untold stories and history of Black people in the region. Director Joshua ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn — A feature-length documentary film is being spearheaded by a group of Tennessee filmmakers in an effort to tell the world about an overlooked population in America: ...

McMillion Sheldon, who also wrote “King Coal,” begins the film with a funeral procession walking along a dirt road along rolling green hills. It’s been called a ghost story, and it’s about the death ...

Appalachia is a complex, diverse region that is more than worthy of celebration, but it doesn't always get the respect it deserves. "I just appreciate someone trying to tell the story in a way that is ...

ASHEVILLE - For nearly 25 years, the Southern and Appalachian ingredients and recipes have been at the core of the farm-to-table restaurant, Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar. This summer, Chef Eric ...

There are fewer than 12,000 coal miners left in West Virginia, but the combination of the value, power and danger of the rock in question means the job retains a mythic quality. Filmmaker Elaine ...

For 37 years, the Appalachian Media Institute (AMI) has provided a creative outlet for young people to use media to analyze critical issues. Now, a Morehead State alum is helping to tell AMI's story ...

NEW YORK -- Sissy Spacek has lived within the Appalachian mountain range since before the role in "Coal Miner's Daughter" that identified her with the region. But some of her neighbors won't let her ...

Appalachia is a region with a rich and complicated political history that is often ignored, misunderstood, or misrepresented in other parts of the country. In a special “Marc Steiner Show” first, Marc ...

Behind-the-scenes photo of Director Ashley York working with cinematographer Jonathan Schwarz to interview her father, Tim York (left); her aunt Regina York (middle); and her aunt Karen Vaughn (right) ...