GRANITE FALLS — The Appalachian Rhythm Clogging and Dance Studio opened its second location on South Main Street, downtown Granite Falls, on Saturday, Aug. 17. The grand opening event ran from 11 a.m.

Aug. 23—For most, getting more than 20 billion social media views would be a life-changing event. Not so for the J Creek Cloggers, a home-grown Haywood County clogging group that has ascended to ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The lineup for the annual Dogwood Arts Festival has been released. Artists from across the region are set to perform, including everything from K-pop and steel bands to ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Patty Morrissey isn't alone when she says performing at the Minnesota State Fair is an experience like no other. "We consider this like our Christmas," said Morrissey. "We get ...

Press release from Mars Hill University: The Bailey Mountain Cloggers, Mars Hill University’s precision dancing team, is a national champion for the 31st time. The team won the title for its 8-Couple ...

A highlight of the annual Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival is the presentation of its namesake award. Although Hurricane Helene preempted this year’s festival, the 2024 Bascom Lamar ...

Deep concentration mixed with a twinge of joy is evident on the woman’s face. As she steps to the beat of a slow country tune as a warm-up, her curled white hair remains perfectly intact in its up-do.

PARKERSBURG – Students at Lubeck Elementary School capped off a week of Appalachian Heritage studies with a firsthand look at local artists and their wares. Principal Mary Thomas said students and ...

Second graders at Mount Carmel Elementary School got to learn about Appalachian culture last week. Currently, second graders at MCES are learning about different cultures, so on Friday, the school ...

The Northern Appalachian Folk Festival has long been a traditional September weekend event in Indiana. Now it turns into a brick-and-mortar educational center designed to preserve the history of the ...