PicturemanPictureman
William Richardson Mullins made his living as a photographer in Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia. Starting in the Great Depression, he traveled the mountains taking pictures until, eventually, he had
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Football is big in Appalachia, just like it was 94 years ago when two teams met but only one, apparently, was there to play. Today we tell the story of
Der FurrierDer Furrier
Today we tell how Adolf Hitler came to be in eastern Kentucky after World War II…not. It’s actually a story about a massive con job on post-war Nazi sympathizers all
The First Woman Convicted Of Bank Robbery In KentuckyThe First Woman Convicted Of Bank Robbery In Kentucky
Today we tell the story of Lillian Grace Browder who, with her husband Carl, robbed the Farmer’s Bank in Louisville, Kentucky. In the process she earned the distinction of being
L. W. Wright, Nascar LegendL. W. Wright, Nascar Legend
In 1982 a man in Nashville managed to con enough people to earn a spot in the Nascar race in Talladega, Alabama. He made it a few laps, earned a
The Murder of Lillie DavisThe Murder of Lillie Davis
In 1907 a woman was killed in a cemetery that straddled the border between Virginia and Tennessee in Bristol. Newspapers of the day soon turned this crime into a media
The FastThe Fast
In 1937 a devout Christian man in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, was instructed by the Lord to begin a fast. He did as he was told; at the same time he
The Spanish Flu, Part TwoThe Spanish Flu, Part Two
A few weeks ago we told about the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that swept across Appalachia. Today we return to tell more of that story. You can subscribe to the
The Atomic BreakdownThe Atomic Breakdown
In the 1940’s workers, scientists and the military came to Anderson County, Tennessee, and built a city in which to develop an atomic weapon. The weight of what they were
Divided LoyaltiesDivided Loyalties
At the start of the Civil War, the Appalachian part of Tennessee voted 2-1 to remain a part of the United States in that state’s secession vote. When Tennessee left