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Sellers are reaping the rewards of a tight market. This western North Carolina house listed for $430,000 and sold for $448,000.

Are “Pandemic Refugees” Fleeing Big Cities for Mountain Towns?

Houses selling before the listing is fully public. People offering cash, and at $20,000 or $40,000 above the listing price. It’s crazy out there.
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The Pack Horse Librarians of Eastern Kentucky

During the Depression, they delivered books and other reading materials in remote rural areas, to people with no other access to the world of reading.
Male blue ghost fireflies seek out females in this time-lapse photo captured in Brevard, North Carolina. 

Inset: Tal Galton is at ease with creatures.

Beauty in the Details (or How to Love a Snake)

A boyhood love of reptiles led ecotour company owner Tal Galton to a lifelong exploration of nature.
TAG Galyean works at his TAG Studios, just across from Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg, West Virginia.

‘TAG’ Galyean’s Home-State Love

The acclaimed resort architect has brought his energy and vision to helping with the economic recovery of the Greenbrier Valley after the devastating 2016 flood.
At the Hob-Nob, the emu burger is a heart-healthy alternative to ground beef.

Flavors: Soup Beans and Emu Burgers

Tradition and Change Mingle at the Hob-Nob Drive-In

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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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