This week Rod and Steve tell the story of a gang of robbers who cast a long shadow over Ashe County, North Carolina in the unsettled years after the Civil
This week’s story is the bizarre true tale of Leila Davidson Hansell, known as “The Sunshine Woman,” and the controversy surrounding her final resting place in Hendersonville, NC. Leila’s final
Born in Blount County, Hut Amerine grew into one of East Tennessee’s most notorious moonshiners. After the Civil War, federal whiskey taxes ignited a bitter conflict between mountain distillers and
A once thriving lumber and mill town in the mountains of western North Carolina, Mortimer rose fast, becoming prosperous…until it was washed away twice in massive flooding events. Shortly after
The holidays are here and as a treat to those of you subscribed to our blog, we thought we’d share an unreleased podcast episode with you as an exclusive! In