The lowest point inside Appalshop, a dark wooden three-story building perched on the edge of the Kentucky River’s North Fork in downtown Whitesburg, is its archival vault. When historic volumes of ...

The raging floodwaters that left dozens dead or missing in eastern Kentucky also swept away some of the region's irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a cultural center known for chronicling Appalachian ...

In the summer of 2022, historic flooding in eastern Kentucky washed away homes and entire communities, claiming more than 40 lives. It also devastated an important cultural hub for the larger region, ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. — Many families, neighbors and businesses in eastern Kentucky are working hard to salvage what they can after catastrophic floods devastated the region, including one special store in ...

It's been about a month since flood waters inundated eastern Kentucky, killing dozens of people and destroying many homes and businesses. The floods also took a toll on Appalachian arts and heritage ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — The raging floodwaters that left dozens dead or missing in eastern Kentucky also swept away some of the region's irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a cultural center known for ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — The raging floodwaters that left dozens dead or missing in eastern Kentucky also swept away some of the region’s irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a cultural center known for ...

Why is she someone to watch in 2025? Sturdivant, 37, a former nurse and community organizer, joined Appalshop in September 2020 and was named executive director in September 2024. Appalshop is a ...

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