Appalachia is mourning the loss of filmmaker Elizabeth Barret. She passed away earlier this week at her home. She was 74.

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — The raging floodwaters that left dozens dead or missing in eastern Kentucky also swept away some of the region's irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a cultural center known for ...

Appalshop, a culture and arts center in Whitesburg, held a large repository of central Appalachian history. By Remy Tumin Appalshop has been a cornerstone of Whitesburg, Ky., since 1969, working to ...

Appalshop, a beloved media, culture and community center in Whitesburg, Kentucky, is shown amid floods that swamped the eastern part of the state in late July. (Photo: Appalshop Staff) Willa Johnson ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — The raging floodwaters that left dozens dead or missing in eastern Kentucky also swept away some of the region’s irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a cultural center known for ...

Why is she someone to watch in 2025? Sturdivant, 37, a former nurse and community organizer, joined Appalshop in September 2020 and was named executive director in September 2024. Appalshop is a ...

The raging floodwaters that left dozens dead or missing in eastern Kentucky also swept away some of the region's irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a cultural center known for chronicling Appalachian ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - A well-known Appalshop filmmaker in Letcher County has died. Elizabeth Banks Barret died Tuesday at ...

HYMNS FOR THE HOLLER: A CONCERT FOR APPALSHOP will raise money for flood recovery efforts on Friday, August 12, 2022 at 8 p.m. at The Kentucky Center Bomhard Theater. Tickets are $25* on sale at ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Friday night at the Kentucky Theatre as a busy crowd waits on popcorn and drinks before they find their seats. “I had no clue that that’s where this would take us,” said ...

Water more than six feet high flooded the Appalshop main building, including the WMMT community radio station studio, in Whitesburg, Ky., last summer during a flood that devastated Eastern Kentucky.