Everyone loves a good meal, and that's just what the Harlan County High School Junior Chefs whipped up recently to rank among the best in the state. The HCHS Junior Chef team of Victoria Adams and Kaydie...

The idea that Shelby Engle Burton would eventually coach on the high school level is not at all a surprise. She literally grew up in coaching as her father, Tim Engle, has coached basketball at various...

Going into my freshman year, I thought “I can’t wait to do what the seniors do.” They drive to school; they know everyone and everyone likes them. I always thought they had nothing to worry about,...

With the sting of three straight losing seasons fresh in their memories, the Harlan County Lady Bears and coach Christina Spurlock are determined to change their fortunes in 2021 with a six-girl senior...

If at the beginning of sophomore year you would’ve told me we were going to be in a global pandemic by the end of the year and it was going to change my life forever, I would’ve called you a psychopath. What...

I have been raised in a small community with a big reputation. I have been raised in the deepest roots of Appalachia: the place where you can find cornbread and soup beans in gas stations. The place...

The day I was born, I became an ignorant Appalachian hillbilly. I was born to a stereotypical Appalachian family: a generational coal miner and a high school dropout. I have had a particularly diverse...