Appalachian author Verna Mae Slone dies at 94
At a point in life when most people slow down, Verna Mae Slone found her voice. She was a quilter, a dollmaker and the mother of five sons. But after Slone found her voice, she also became the author...
View ArticleAppalachian writers find family, home at Hindman
HINDMAN — This is the season for family reunions in Appalachia, when people come home to celebrate kinship, community and the mountain culture that shaped their lives. There’s a big reunion in Knott...
View ArticleNew Hindman Settlement School director hopes to build on legacy
Brent Hutchinson is the new director of the 110-year-old Hindman Settlement School. Symbolizing the school’s past and present are the circa 1913 log cabin, right, that houses the school’s offices, and...
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