Hillbilly and the People Who Explain Us to Ourselves
Academics have fancy names for it now. Urban Chauvinism. Urban-Centrism. Ruralism. Metronormativity.
Rural Living
When Family Farms Were Middle Class
We’re finally looking at a stretch of warmer weather here in Southwest Virginia, and it brings back a feeling folks around Russell County and Washington County used to know by heart.
But this story isn’t just about two counties in the mountains and foothills of Southwest Virginia. It’
Most 911 Calls Aren’t for Police... They’re for FIRE / EMS And Rural America Already Knows It
Chances are, if you live in rural America, you know somebody in Fire / EMS.
If you don’t, you have probably met them the hard way. In your driveway. In your living room. Standing beside a family member on a day you will never forget.
That is just the way
When the Siren Stops
There is a sound folks in the country know by heart, that high, lonesome siren cutting through the night. You would hear it echo down the valley and think, help is on the way.
That sound may soon be getting more rare. If the Congressional Approved Medicaid cuts in Washington