The trip made me develop a serious appreciation for the sheer diversity and beauty of U.S. national parks. I also realized that some national parks are conveniently clustered together or within a few ...

Marion offers small-town charm with a surprisingly low cost of living. This friendly community in southwest Virginia provides affordable options for retirees. Housing costs here run about 45% below ...

The park service relies on bands of volunteers, such as the Potomac Appalachian Trail ... Shenandoah National Park. Those jobs included people who collected fees and helped visitors at the ...

I’ve tried to keep you close to home with this column, but today, I will send you a little further afield. However, in the ...

NCAA tournament baseball is back at Pete Taylor Park. Southern Miss is hosting the Hattiesburg Regional this weekend. The Golden Eagles (44-14) drew the No. 16 national seed after the program ...

The Broad River — which gave the restaurants and inns lining its banks their marketable water views — left its course, carving away foundations and sweeping away the bridge to Chimney Rock State Park.

While the beautiful Virginia countryside offers rolling hills and charming villages, this lovely Shenandoah Valley town entices with waterfalls and vineyards.

CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE, N.C. (AP) — The brightly colored sign along the S-curve mountain road beckons visitors to the Gemstone Mine, the “#1 ATTRACTION IN CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE!” But another ...

Sherman Shifflett’s father was a true mountain man: rugged, resourceful and resilient. Born in a log cabin on top of a mountain in Rockingham County, Harvey Shifflett wasn’t what you’d call ...

PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Janet Lynn Stumbo leaned on her cane and surveyed the two dozen or so voters who had convened in a small Appalachian town to meet with the chair of the Kentucky ...

A breakfast of Snickers, a Red Bull and three ibuprofen fueled Michelino Sunseri to achieve a new record in September 2024: He raced 13.2 miles up and down Grand Teton National Park’s tallest ...