Overheard
Now everybody that takes the paper will know it! Last night’s video: Be a Neighbor and You’ll Have a Neighbor…


“Country Folks Pray for Rain” What clouds and thunder gather;Skies are threat’ning and gray.But the rain falls elsewhere:None comes here…

A view of the Smokies from upper Kirkland Creek Kelly Bennett was standing at a little over 3,000 feet elevation…

Southern Appalachian Digital Collections Mountain Cornfield This image looking down a hollow includes a corn crop in the foreground and mountains in…

Matt’s new shed has become a haven for doodle bugs. You can see their small round funnels everywhere in the…

I have several zucchini bread recipes in my collection and I like them all. Recently I was flipping through my…

Pap plowing his big garden before the first planting Last week, July 16, was Pap’s birthday. We all still miss…

I never cared for the taste of cilantro until a lady at work started bringing in fresh guacamole. At first,…

“I’ve found basil to be one of the easiest herbs to grow in the garden. One of my daughters convinced…

Jing Orange Okra Did you know okra is sometimes called lady’s fingers? I’ve never heard it called that myself, but…

Green beans play a huge role in the food scene of Appalachia. Most folks who garden in the area have…

Fresh green beans and new potatoes It was the time of the year when tables groaned under the delights of…