Update: As of 1:11 p.m., Hurricane Florence is now a Category 4 storm with winds near 130 mph.
As of 11 a.m. on September 10, Hurricane Florence is officiall...
For the past several years, we've held our annual Dog Photo Contest, featuring our canine companions and their outdoor endeavors. This has always been a popular...
Is Free-Range Parenting Risky or Necessary?
About a month ago my toddler was digging for worms in our fenced-in backyard while I pulled weeds behind a row of h...
The Costs of Coal
The Trump administration’s plan to keep money-losing power plants open would save coal mining jobs but at the same time unleash more pollutio...
America’s Most Celebrated Eagle calls Tennessee Home
If you’ve attended a live professional sporting event in the last 23 years, you may have been lucky enough...
What do you do when a loaded raft is barreling down the river at you? Lean back, hold on, and ride it out bro!
Prior to my move to Southern Appalachia, I spent...
A caucus of congressmen engaged in teasing banter, occasionally splashing each other with their paddles, as they kayaked down the Clinch River in mid-July.
The...
An active pipe bomb was found in a popular swimming hole in North Carolina's Pigeon River. Authorities still do not know who placed the bomb or their motives....
Penn State dissolves its Outing Club, citing safety concerns.
The college years. Parties and beers, right? But if you were a suburbanite like me in 2002 and ch...
