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New teacher training programs up and running, some participants gather at state Culture Center

New teacher training programs up and running, some participants gather at state Culture Center
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From the museum: The Witness Tree

Did you know that across from the Allison-Deaver House once stood a tall white oak that would become a local landmark?

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From the museum: Transylvania's Moms Mabley

February is National Black History Month. Transylvania County has countless Black Americans that deserve the spotlight. One of them is Moms Mabley.

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From the museum: the Silversteen community

The Transylvania Heritage Museum houses hundreds of artifacts related to Transylvania County and its people. One of those items is an oil lamp used in the Macedonia Baptist up until

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ETSU graduate students awarded for research in 3 Minute Thesis event

Master’s degree student Joseph Headrick won East Tennessee State University’s recent 2022 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition with a presentation on “Salicylic Acid Inhibits Desiccation Survival of Salmonella Typhimurium.”

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Appalachian Folk Festival set for Saturday at Allison-Deaver House

Music has always played an important part in the lives of Appalachian people. When the settlers arrived, the most remote and rustic home likely held a musical instrument of some

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HILLBILLYLAND: New exhibit at Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort focuses on mountain stereotypes

An exhibit examining the myths and misconceptions behind the mountain “hillbilly” stereotype will open Saturday at the Mountain Gateway Museum & Heritage Center in Old Fort.

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From the museum: the time of the longhunters

Among the first Europeans to venture into the backcountry of the Appalachian Mountains were longhunters, men who made expeditions into the American Frontier for as much as six months at

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New Day With John Berman and Brianna Keilar

black is not a monolith. i don't think the average black person knows there's black people in appalachia. it's a little more of the united shades sneaking in crt. >> people are surprised, there are asian americans living in the bayou, they don't expect this. what is the imprint that black folks are leaving on the appalachian culture? >> you know, there are so many things, there's like -- so there's a -- a center there that was founded by the quakers, one of the founding places that a lot of black social justice advocates from the civil rights era went there to learn how to be social justice advocates including a young martin luther king jr.

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William Ritter: The Snake That Ate the Glass Egg

The Snake That Ate the Glass Egg sounds like a tall tale. William swears it’s true.

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