Republicans want to turn North Carolina’s social-service state into a dragnet for immigrants. The bill, now on Gov. Josh ...

Between 1900 and 1970, millions of Americans left the South for the North, West and Midwest. Max Fraser’s “Hillbilly Highway” traces the movement of about eight million of them, poor whites ...

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a ... I’ve spent most of my life in rural East Tennessee and North Carolina. My immediate family also enjoyed many more economic and educational privileges than Vance.

Irene Ryan enjoyed a 50 year career that was highlighted by 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' but included much more than you may realize. ... an army sergeant from North Carolina.

The Controversial History of the Word ‘Hillbilly,’ Which Was First Defined in Print 125 Years Ago In 1900, a political writer described the “hill-billie” as someone who “talks as he ...

The owner of the popular Hillbilly’s BBQ in Gaston County promised to use federal money to help keep his business afloat during the pandemic. Instead, he bought a FedEx store. He’ll now pay ...

It’s time to give recognition of a newly established Amateur Radio Club in Cherokee County. There is a new ham radio club in ...

New before-and-after aerial photos paint a grim picture of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in parts of western North Carolina that have been hard to access after the storm swiped away the state ...

The struggles of western North Carolina now hang over a looming political showdown in Raleigh, the capital, where Republicans in the legislature moved to expand their power after losing their ...

This underrated town in North Carolina barely makes a dent on the map, but it's one of the most important stops along the Appalachian Trail.

Republicans want to turn North Carolina’s social-service state into a dragnet for immigrants. The bill, now on Governor Stein’s desk, would require universities, government health clinics, and social ...