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Willie and Nellie Dawahare stand outside the family’s first full-fledged department store in Neon, Kentucky.

The ‘Sticks’ Lesson of Sticking Together: An Appalachian Love Story

The Dawahare (pronounced DAW-hair) family has a quintessential American story worth knowing — and celebrating.
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Missing the Mess

AI may help bring back disappearing bobwhites.
The Shenandoah Mountain Act in Congress would protect 92,562 acres.

Land Protections Advance in Virginia

Four conservation projects in Virginia got a recent boost from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.
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September/October Skywatch: Autumn’s Summer Triangle

Summer may be ending, but as strange as it seems, the stars of the Summer Triangle stay in our early evening skies until Christmas.
A sketch shows the master plan for the Dillard House updates, expansions and renovations in Rabun County, Georgia.

Dillard House Tastes its Future

Renovating the signature dining room and opening a new barn for horseback riding rank among the initial steps in the re-birth of the Dillard House in Dillard, Georgia.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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