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The strange story of Tizrow McGhee, born on Friday the 13th in Kentucky, who kept getting into all kinds of scrapes, including one that kept him awake for 23 years.
The strange story of Tizrow McGhee, born on Friday the 13th in Kentucky, who kept getting into all kinds of scrapes, including one that kept him awake for 23 years.
Today we tell the story of one of southern West Virginia’s most beloved circuit riding preachers, William Dyke Garrett. Garrett is best known to the rest of the world, though,
Who shot the mayor of Bluefield, West Virginia, back in 1917? Today we tell the story of that little bit of Appalachian history. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast
Today we tell the story of William Winfield Scott Duggan, better known as Buster Duggan. Duggan was an outlaw, moonshiner and murderer notorious in southeast Tennessee and northeast Alabama early in
Today we tell the story of Robert Sheffey, one of Southwest Virginia’s most well-known circuit riders. These preachers traveled from one community to the next, bringing the word of God
There are a lot of men and women who make a career out of helping others achieve their life goals. These self-help teachers and authors include Norman Vincent Peale, Tony
Lesley Riddle on the right, next to Brownie McGhee Back in the 1920’s A. P. Carter scoured the Appalachian countryside looking for songs the Carter Family could perform. Along with
On this day in 1861, Maryville, Tennessee, son, Sam Houston, was expelled from the office of Governor of Texas for refusing to take a loyalty oath to the Confederacy when
Andrew Taylor Still, born in the Appalachian frontier town of Jonesville, Virginia, went on to become a self-educated doctor. He moved to Kansas just in time to become involved in
Born in North Carolina, then moving to what’s now West Virginia, Nancy Hart Douglas was a Confederate guide, scout and spy during the Civil War. We tell her story on