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Reader Favorites: Eng & Chang Bunker: A Hyphenated Life

The story of Eng and Chang Bunker – the world's most famous connected twins, the ones who gave us the term Siamese twins.

Hatfield-McCoy Feud: A Timeline

A timeline of the key event of the Hatfield/McCoy feud.

Reader Favorites: Tom Dooley, Bound to Die

A love triangle, a murder, a young man on the gallows… it’s the stuff ballads are made of. Sharyn McCrumb takes a trip to N.C. to unravel the truth about Tom Dooley – or rather, Tom Dula – hanged in 1868 for a crime that

Reader Favorites: A Love Affair With Mimi

The initial goal was to return the little deer as soon as possible to the wild. But the deer, and the couple it adopted, did not seem to want that to occur...

40 Reasons We Love the Blue Ridge Region

40 Reasons We Love the Blue Ridge Region

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Eng & Chang Bunker: A Hyphenated Life

Reader Favorites: Eng & Chang Bunker: A Hyphenated Life

The story of Eng and Chang Bunker – the world's most famous connected twins, the ones who gave us the term Siamese twins.
A timeline of the key events of this notorious feud.

Hatfield-McCoy Feud: A Timeline

A timeline of the key event of the Hatfield/McCoy feud.
Tom Dooley: Bound to Die

Reader Favorites: Tom Dooley, Bound to Die

A love triangle, a murder, a young man on the gallows… it’s the stuff ballads are made of. Sharyn McCrumb takes a trip to N.C. to unravel the truth about Tom Dooley – or rather, Tom Dula – hanged in 1868 for a crime that still raises questions.
Mimi had a knack for fitting in with everyone she met – from humans to the dogs who lived with Cheryl and Dennis Moretz at the Linville Ridge community.

Reader Favorites: A Love Affair With Mimi

The initial goal was to return the little deer as soon as possible to the wild. But the deer, and the couple it adopted, did not seem to want that to occur...
Music is passed between generations.

40 Reasons We Love the Blue Ridge Region

40 Reasons We Love the Blue Ridge Region
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Knoxville Asian Festival, August 29-30,  Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Asian Culture Center of TN
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Fall 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026
4th of July Parade & Festival, July 4, Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
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Summer 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026

CALENDAR OF EVENTS