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A new documentary aims to add depth to the story of the singer-songwriter who was often just referred to as the wife of Johnny Cash

In the past, I never gave much thought to family origins. It was a given that the bulk of my DNA was likely European. However, I never thought of myself […]

SMYTH COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — A boil water notice has been issued for some in Smyth County. Customers in the Poor Valley, Banjo Alley and Pickle Hollow areas of the Smyth County Water Department’s service area are urged to bring tap water to a rolling boil for one minute before consumption. According to the water […]

A longtime friend of the Carters and lifelong practitioner of their music, Ronnie Williams will perform Carter Family Music during the Carter Fold Festival.

Kim Williams, who grew up in Rogersville, wrote songs for Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire and others. Williams, who passed in 2016, was recently recognized by Tennessee Tourism and

ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – A deceased songwriter from Rogersville who worked with country music legends was honored in his hometown Wednesday. Wednesday marks what would have been Kim Williams’s birthday. A Tennessee Music Pathways marker dedicated to him was unveiled at Crockett Spring Park and Arboretum. Williams, who was born in Kingsport and raised in […]

After firefighters made a quick attack on the fire and was able to extinguish the flames in the camper, they discovered a body.

In the southwest corner of Virginia, aka the Heart of Appalachia, music is an important part of life , and this area has a plethora of musical history.

Music works in both magical and clinically substantiated ways in communities with rich musical traditions that span bluegrass, country, gospel, and more.

Early Years Maybelle Addington was born on May 10, 1909, in the Copper Creek community near Nickelsville, in Scott County. One of ten children of Hugh Jack Addington and Margaret Elizabeth Kilgore Addington, she learned a variety of traditional Appalachian songs and tunes from her banjo-playing mother as well as from siblings, relatives, and neighbors. Performing as a child at social gatherings with her family’s informal band, Addington sang and played the banjo and autoharp, although by her ...