Index to subjects of newspaper articles clipped from major papers of the southern Appalachian region, with a concentration on western North Carolina newspapers. The bulk of articles date from the 1980s to present. Clippings are filed by subject in hanging file cabinets. The Appalachian Collection clippings file complements similar clippings and vertical files maintained by the University Archives and the Stock Car Racing Collection.
A–Z Index: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
- ASU (Appalachian State University)
- ASU - Administration
- ASU - Administration and Business Affairs
- ASU - Alumni
- ASU - Anniversary, 75th
- ASU - Appalachian Studies
- see also Berea College, Berea, KY
- ASU -AppalCART
- ASU - Archaeology
- ASU - Art Department
- ASU - Artists and Lecture Series
- ASU - Football Program
- see also ASU - Athletics
- ASU - Audio/Visual Services
- ASU - Biology Department
- ASU - Buildings
- ASU - Carol Grotnes Belk Library
- see also ASU - Library - Appalachian Collection
- see also Belk, Carol Grotnes
- see also Eury, William Leonard
- ASU - Chemistry Department
- ASU - Child Development Center
- see also Brock, Lucy E.
- see also Early Learning Center
- see also Lucy Brock Nursery School
- ASU - Clubs
- see also ASU - Students
- ASU - College of Business
- ASU - College of Continuing Education
- ASU - College of Learning & Human Dev.
- ASU - Commencement Programs
- ASU - Community/Campus Relations
- ASU - Computer Science
- ASU - Counseling Services
- ASU - Crime
- ASU - Education Department
- ASU - Educational Media Department
- ASU - Educational Programs and Workshops
- ASU - English Department
- ASU - Extension Services
- see also ASU - Ed’l Programs & Workshops
- ASU - Faculty
- ASU - Financial Aid
- see also ASU - Grants, Funding, Gifts
- ASU - Food Services
- ASU - Football Programs
- see also ASU - Athletics
- ASU - Foreign Language Department
- ASU Foundation
- ASU - Geography and Geology Department
- ASU - Graduate Department
- ASU - Grants, Funding, and Gifts
- see also ASU - Financial Aid
- ASU - Health & Physical Ed. Dept.
- ASU - Health Services
- ASU - History
- see also ASU (Appalachian State University)
- ASU - History Department
- ASU - Home Economics Department
- ASU - Industrial Arts Department
- ASU - Library - Appalachian Collection
- ASU - Lucy Brock Nursery School
- ASU - Maps
- ASU - Mathematics Department
- ASU - Music Department
- ASU - News Bureau
- ASU - Physics Department
- ASU - ROTC
- ASU - Science Department
- ASU - Sociology & Anthropology Dept.
- ASU - Special Education Department
- ASU - Speech Clinic
- ASU - Statistics
- see also ASU (Appalachian State University)
- see also ASU - Administration and Business
- see also ASU - Students
- ASU - Students
- see also ASU - Clubs
- see also ASU - Artist and Lecture Series
- ASU - Student Teaching
- see also ASU - Educational Programs & Workshops
- see also ASU - Teacher Evaluation
- ASU - Student Employment Center
- see also ASU - Financial Aid
- ASU - Summer School
- ASU - Teacher Evaluation
- see also ASU - Student Teaching
- ASU - Theater: Mountaineer Playhouse
- ASU - Triple T
- Acid Rain: see Environment - Acid Rain
- African Americans
- African American Musicians
- Agriculture
- see also Christmas Trees
- Alabama
- Alcohol Issues
- Alexander County, NC
- see also Taylorsville, NC
- Alice Lloyd College
- see also Caney Creek - Pippa Passes, KY
- Allegheny County, NC
- Anderson, Paul
- Andy Griffith Show
- Antiques
- see also Culture
- Appalachia Cultural Exchange
- Appalachia - Economic Conditions
- see also Appalachia - Geology Appalachia - History
- see also Culture
- see also Oral History
- Appalachia - Politics & Government
- Appalachia - Social Programs
- Appalachian Adult Education Center
- see also Education - Adult
- Appalachian Consortium
- Appalachian Cultural Center
- Appalachian District Fair
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- Appalachian Regional Dev. Program
- Appalachian Ski Mountain, Blowing Rock, NC
- see also Skis and Skiing
- Appalachian Studies Programs
- Appalachian Trail
- see also Trails, Rescues, Camping
- Appalachian Training Complex
- Appalshop, Whitesburg, KY Apples
- see also Cookery - Appalachia
- see also Fruit
- Archaeology - Appalachia
- Archaeology - Cherokee Indians
- Archaeology - Indians of North America
- see also Indians of North America - Antiquities
- Architecture
- see also Culture
- see also Art - Appalachia
- Arthur, John Preston
- Arthur Morgan School, Burnsville, NC
- Ashe County, NC
- see also West Jefferson, NC
- Asheville - Biltmore College
- Asheville Normal School (Memorial Mission Hospital)
- Asheville, NC
- Authors - Appalachia
- see also Dykeman, Wilma Stokely
- see also Literature - Appalachia
- see also Owen, Guy
- see also Pearson, James L.
- see also Wolfe, Thomas
- Avery County, NC
- Aycock, Charles
B
- Ballads
- see also Folk Music
- Banner Elk, NC
- Basket Making
- Bears
- Bee Culture
- Beech Mountain, NC
- see also Land of Oz
- see also Skis and Skiing
- Beech Mountain Ramblers: Jack Guy and Tab West
- see also Guy, Jack
- Berea College, Berea, KY
- Berea, KY
- Bibliography
- Bicentennial Biking (includes Mountain Biking)
- see also Tour DuPont
- Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC
- Black Mountain College
- Blacksmithing
- Blizzard of 1993
- Blizzard of 1996
- Blount County, TN
- Blowing Rock, NC
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Blue Ridge Parkway - Linn Cove Viaduct
- Blue Ridge Tech.
- see also Hendersonville, NC
- see also Henderson County, NC
- Boating : see Lakes, Fishing
- Boone - Buildings
- Boone, Daniel
- Boone, NC
- see also Watauga County, NC
- Boone, NC - Smoking Policy
- Borkowski, Dr. Frank
- Botanical Gardens, Boone, NC
- Botany, Medical
- see also Medical Care
- see also Wildflowers and Plants
- Bowie, Thomas Contee
- Brevard College, Brevard, NC
- Brevard, NC
- Brewer, Kidd
- Bridges
- Bright’s Trace
- see also Avery County, NC,
- Bristol, TN
- Brock, Lucy E.
- Brown Mountain Lights
- see also Legends
- see also Melungeons
- see also Burke County, NC
- Broyhill, James
- Buchanan County, VA
- Buncombe County, NC
- see also Asheville, NC
- Burgiss, L. Grady
- Burke County, NC
- see also Brown Mountain Lights
- Burnsville, NC Business - NC
- see also Industry
- see also Furniture Industry and Trade
- see also Textile Industry and Fabrics
- Business
- Butler, TN
C
- Cades Cove
- Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute, Lenoir, NC
- Caldwell County, NC
- see also Lenoir, NC
- Caldwell Systems Inc. : see Environment
- Camping
- see also Trails, Recreation, Appalachian Trail
- Camps
- Canoeing : see Paddling
- Canton, NC Carolina New College
- see also Burnsville, NC
- Carson-Newman College
- see also Jefferson City, TN
- Carter County, TN
- Carter Family
- Catawba College, Hickory, NC
- Catawba County, NC
- Catawba Indians
- Caves
- Champion International
- Chase, Richard
- Chattahoochee National Forest
- Chattanooga, TN
- Cherokee County, NC
- Cherokee Indians
- Cherokee Indians - Casino
- Cherokee Indians - History
- Children - Appalachia
- Chimney Rock, NC
- Christmas - Appalachia
- Christmas Trees
- see also Agriculture
- Civil War
- Claremont, NC
- Clay County, NC
- Clayton, Paul
- Clearcutting: see Lumbering
- Cleaver, Bill and Vera
- Cleveland County, NC
- Climate
- see also Blizzards of 1993, 1996
- see also Seasons
- Climbing (Rock, Ice)
- see also Recreation, Rescues
- Clingman’s Dome, NC
- see also Mountains
- Coal Miners
- Coal Miners - Disease and Hygiene
- Coal Miners - Women
- Coal Mines and Mining
- see also “The Southeast Miner”
- Coal Mines and Mining - Accidents
- Coal Mines and Mining - Strikes
- Cockfighting
- Communities
- Computers - Appalachia
- Cone Memorial Park, Blowing Rock, NC
- see also Blue Ridge Parkway
- Cone, Moses
- Conrad, William
- Conway, Eustace (includes Turtle Island Preserve)
- Cookery, Appalachia
- see also Apples
- Copper
- Council of the Southern Mountains
- Country Life
- see also Culture - Appalachia
- see also Cookery - Appalachia
- see also Folklore
- see also People
- see also Yesteryear
- Country Stores
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Creeks: see Streams, Rivers, Paddling
- Crime
- Crockett, David
- Crossnore, NC
- Cullowhee, NC
- see also Western Carolina University
- Culture - Appalachia
- see also Country Life
- see also Folklore
- see also Mountain People
- see also North Carolina - History
- see also Yesteryear
- Cumberland Gap, KY
- Cycling: see Biking
D
- Dance
- Davie County, NC
- Deer - Wildlife
- Depressions - Economic
- Dialects - Appalachia
- Dickey, James
- Distilling, Illicit
- Dixon, Thomas, Jr.
- Dougherty, Blanford Barnard
- Dougherty, David B.
- Doughton, Robert L.
- Dowers
- Drama
- Dugger, Shepard
- Dula, Tom
- Dyeman, Wilma Stokley
E
- East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
- see also Johnson City, TN
- Economics - Appalachia
- Economics - Western North Carolina
- Edgemont, NC
- East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
- Education - Adult (includes Continuing and Vocational Education)
- see also Appalachian Adult Education Center
- see also Outdoor Education
- Education- General (includes textbook controversies, prayer, banned books, school boards, teacher strikes, school bombings & threats, literacy, and busing)
- Education - Colleges & Universities Education - North Carolina
- see also Watauga County - Education
- Eggers, Graydon and Herman
- Ehle, John
- Elizabethton, TN
- Elkin, NC
- Emory and Henry College, Emory, VA
- Endangered Species
- see also Wildflowers and Plants
- see also Wildlife and Conservation
- Energy
- Environment
- Environment - Air Environment - Power Plants Environment - Water Ervin, Sam Erwin, TN
- Eury, William Leonard
- see also ASU - Library - Appalachian Collection
F
- Fairs and Festivals
- Farm City Week - Watauga Co., NC Farm Restoration
- Feldspar - Mining
- see also Mines and Mineral Resources
- Feuds
- Fiddlers’ Conventions and Music Festivals
- Fink, Paul
- Firearms
- Firefly Festival
- Flat Rock, NC
- Floods
- Folk Art
- Folklore
- see also Chase, Richard
- see also Cherokee Indians
- see also Legends
- see also Yesteryear
- Folklore - Cherokee Indians
- Folk Music
- see also Music - Appalachia
- Folk Schools
- Folk Ways and Folk Speech
- Fontana Dam
- Forest Fires
- Forests and Trees
- Forsyth County, NC
- Fort Defiance, Lenoir, NC
- see also Kings Mountain National Military Park
- Foxfire
- Fracking (petroleum industry)
- Franklin, NC “From This Day Forward”
- see also Burke County, NC
- see also Drama
- Frontier Village, NC
- Fruit
- see also Apples
- Furniture Industry and Trade, NC
G
- Gaston County, NC - Deeds (near Kings Mountain)
- Gatlinburg, TN
- Genealogy
- Geography - Appalachia
- Georgia
- Georgia - History
- Ghost Stories
- Glass
- Globe Valley, NC
- Gold
- Golf
- Gourds
- Graham, Rev. Billy
- Graham, Rev. Franklin: see Samaritan’s Purse
- Graham County, NC
- Grandfather Mountain, NC
- Grandfather Mountain - Highland Games
- Grandfather Mountain - Singing On The Mountain
- Gray, Jeni
- Grayson County, VA
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Greene County, TN
- Gun Violence
- Guy, Jack
- see also Beech Mountain Ramblers
- see also Toys and Games
H
- Hass, Ben
- Handicrafts
- see also Antiques - Appalachia
- see also Country Life
- see also Culture - Appalachia
- see also Fairs and Festivals
- see also Pottery
- see also Weaving
- see also Woodworking
- see also Yesteryear
- Handicrafts - Cherokee Indians
- Hang Gliding
- Hawkins County, TN
- Hawksnest: see Ski Hawksnest
- Haywood County, NC
- Hazardous Substances
- Heavenly Mountain Resort
- Hebron Colony - Alcoholics & Addicts
- Henderson County, NC
- see also Blue Ridge Tech.
- see also Hendersonville, NC
- Hendersonville, NC
- Hickory, NC
- Hicks Family
- Hicks, Orville: see Hicks Family, Storytelling
- Hicks, Ray
- Hicks, Stanley
- Hiddenite, NC
- Highlander Research Center
- Highlands, NC
- Hiking: see Trails, Appalachian Trail
- Historical Preservation
- Hoey, Clyde Roark
- Holshouser, James E.
- Holshouser, James E. - Private Life
- Holshouser - Campaign
- Holshouser - Governorship
- “Horn in the West,” Boone, NC
- see also Drama
- Horseback Riding: see Trails
- Hounds Ears, NC
- see also Skis and Skiing
- Housing - Appalachia
- Howard’s Knob, Boone, NC
- see also Windmill
- Hudson, NC
- Hunting
- Huntington, WV
I
- Ice Climbing: see Climbing
- Ice Skating: see Skis and Skiing
- Indians of North America - Antiquities
- Indians of North America - History
- Industry
- Invershield, Linville, NC
- Iron
- see also Mines and Mineral Sources
- Iron Duff, NC
J
- Jackson, Andrew
- Jackson County, NC
- John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
- Johnson, Andrew
- Johnson City, TN
- Johnson County, TN
- Jonesborough, TN
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
- see also Robbinsville, NC
K
- Kahn, Si
- Kayaking: see Paddling
- Kentucky
- Keyes, Rev. Charles
- Kings Mountain, NC
- Kings Mountain National Military Park
- see also Fort Defiance
- Kingsport, TN
- Knoxville, TN
- Ku Klux Klan
L
Labor Unions
Lakes
Land of Oz, Beech Mountain, NC (see also Beech Mountain, NC)
Land Use
- Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, NC
Legends
- see also Folklore
- see also Ghost Stories
- see also Superstitions
- Lenoir, NC
- Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC
- Lenoir, William
- Letcher County, KY
- Lexington, VA
- LGBTQ+
- Lincoln County, NC
- Linney, Romulus
- Linville Caverns, Linville, NC
- Linville Gorge, NC
- Linville, NC Literature - Appalachia
- see also Authors - Appalachia
- see also Foxfire
- Little Switzerland, NC
- Livestock and Care Of Llamas - see Camping, Trails, Agriculture Log Cabins Lovill, Edward Francis Lumbering Lunsford, Bascom Lamar
M
- Macon County, NC
- Madison County, NC
- Maggie Valley, NC
- Marion, VA - see Smyth County, VA
- Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC
- Mars Hill, NC Marshall, NC
- Martinsville, VA
- Maryland
- Mayview Manor
- see also Blowing Rock, NC
- McDowell County, NC
- Medical Care and Medicine
- see also Botany, Medical
- Melungeons
- Mental Health
- Merlefest
- Methamphetamines - see
- Substance Use/Abuse
- Mica
see also Rocks
- Migrant Labor
- Migration Mills
- see also Textile Industry and Fabrics
- see also Weaving
- Milton, NC
- Mineral Springs, NC
- Mines and Mineral Resources
- see also Appalachia
- see also Coal Mines and Mining
- see also Copper
- see also Feldspar
- see also Gems
- see also Gold
- see also Iron
- see also Rocks
- see also “The Southeast Miner”
- Mining - General (Non-Coal)
- Mississippi
- Mitchell County, NC
- Molasses
- Montreat-Anderson College, Montreat, NC
- Moravians
- see also Old Salem, NC
- Morganton, NC
- Morris-Harvey College, Charleston, WV
- Morton, Hugh
- Mother Jones
- Motion Pictures - Appalachia
- Mountain Biking: see Biking
- Mountain City, TN
- Mountain Ecology - see also Natural Resources
- Mountain People
- see also Country Life
- see also Women - Appalachia
- Mountain People - Stereotypes
- Mountain Resorts and Condominiums
- see also Heavenly Mountain Resort
- Mountain Vacationland
- Mountains
- see also Blue Ridge Mountains
- see also Howard’s Knob
- see also Mountains, NC
- see also Mt. Mitchell, NC
- see also Mt. Rogers, VA
- see also Roan Mountain
- Mountains, NC
- Movies: see Motion Pictures - Appalachia
- Mt. Mitchell, NC
- Mt. Rogers, VA
- Mt. Rogers - Whitetop
- Murphy, NC
- Museum of Appalachia, Norris, TN
- Museums
- Music - Appalachia
- see also Folk Music
- Music - Banjo Music - Dulcimer Music - Fiddle Music - Guitar Musical Instruments - General Musicians - Appalachia
- Mystery Hill, Boone, NC
N
- Nantahala National Forest (see also Waynesville, NC)
- Natural Resources (see also Mountain Ecology)
- Neal, Patricia
- New River
- New River - Bridge Day
- New River Dam
- see also Allegheny County, NC
- Niles, John Jacob
- NC - Bicentennial
- NC - Biographies
- NC - Description and Travel
- NC - Division of Archives and History
- NC - Drugs
- NC - General
- NC - History
- see also Appalachia - History
- see also Culture - Appalachia
- see also Yesteryear
- NC - History - American Revolution
- NC - Politics and Government
- see also Politics
- NC - Social Programs
- NC - Western - History
- North Wilkesboro, NC
- see also Wilkes County, NC
- see also Wilkesboro, NC
- Nuclear Waste
O
- Oak Ridge, TN
- Ohio
- Oil: see Petroleum
- Old Beau Golf Club
- see also Golf
- Old Salem, NC
- see also Moravians
- Opioids / opioid abuse - see
- Substance Use/Abuse
- Oral History
- see also Appalachia - History
- Orphanage: see Children
- Outdoor Education
- see also Recreation, Women, Wilderness Areas
- Outward Bound: see Outdoor Education, Recreation
- Owen, Guy
P
- Paddling (includes canoeing, kayaking, rafting)
- Parks
- Parkway
- Playhouse, Burnsville, NC
- Parris, John: see Roaming the Mountains (Numerous Parris articles appear throughout the Clippings File ).
- Pearson, James L.
- Penland School, Penland, NC
- Pennsylvania
- Petroleum
- Photography
- see also Scenery
- Pigeon River: see Champion International; Rivers
- Pilot Mountain, NC
- Pipelines (Energy)
- Pisgah National Forest, Sylva, NC
- see also Wilderness Areas
- Plemmons, William Howard
- Politics
- Pollution
- Polk County, NC
- Pottery
- Poverty
- see also Appalachia - Economic Conditions
- Poverty Workers
- Powder Horn Mountain, Boone, NC
- Presnell, Ed
- Prison Rehabilitation
- Proffitt, Frank Noah
Q
- Quilting
R
- Rafting : see Paddling
- Railroads
- see also Tweetsie Railroad, Blowing Rock, NC
- Raleigh, NC
- Rankin, James Daniel
- Recreation (includes multi-sports articles and general info.)
- see aslo Biking
- see also Climbing
- see also Paddling
- see also Trails
- Region D
- Regional Development
- Reidsville, NC
- Religion
- Rescues
- Resorts
- Restoration
- Revolutionary War
- Rhododendron Festival
- see also Roan Mountain, TN
- Ridge Laws
- Ritchie, Edna and Jean
- Rivers
- Roads
- “Roaming the Mountains”
- see also Parris, John
- Roan Mountain
- Roanoke, VA
- Robbins, Harry and Grover
- see also Beech Mountain, NC
- Rock Climbing: see Climbing
- Rockford, NC
- Rocks
- see also Archaeology - Appalachia
- see also Gems
- see also Mines and Mineral Resources
- Rome, GA
- Rowan County, KY
- Rudolf, Eric
- Rutherford County, KY
S
- Salisbury, NC
- Samaritan’s Purse (includes Rev. Franklin Graham) Scenery
- see also Culture - Appalachia
- see also Photography
- Seasons
- see also Climate
- Seeger, Pete
- Seven Devils, NC
- see also Skis and Skiing
- Sevier, John (1745-1815)
- Shape Note Singing
- Shenandoah National Park, VA
- Shulls Mills, Hound Ears, Boone, NC
- Silver Mines and Mining
- Ski Hawksnest
- see also Skis and Skiing
- Skis and Skiing
- see also See also separate listings for each ski resort.
- Smith, Bessie
- Smith, Lee
- Smithey’s Stores
- Smyth County, VA
- Snake Cults/Handling
- Snowboarding: see Skis and Skiing
- Social Programs
- South Carolina - Description and Travel
- South Carolina - History
- "The Southeast Miner"
- Southern Appalachian Center, Huntington, WV
- Southern Appalachian Historical Society
- Southern Highland Folk Art Center and the Handicraft Guild
- Sports: see individual sports: Biking, Climbing, Hang Gliding, Paddling, Paint Ball, Recreation, Rescue, and Trails
- Spruce Pine, NC
- Stephens County, GA
- Stereotypes
- Stokes County, NC
- Stone Mountain, NC
- Storytelling
- see also Folklore
- see also Ghost Stories
- see also Legends
- see also Oral History
- Streams
- Strip Mining
- Stuart, Jesse
- Student Activities Center - see ASU Buildings
- Substance Use/Abuse
- Sugar Mountain
- see also Linville, NC
- see also Skis and Skiin
- Sullivan County, TN
- Superstitions
- see also Ghost Stories
- Surry County, NC
- Survival - see Outdoor Education, Rescues, Wilderness Areas Swain County, NC
- Swimming Holes - see Rivers, Streams, Waterfalls
- Sycamore Shoals, TN
T
- Table Rock Taylorsville, NC
- see also Alexander County, NC
- Tazewell County, VA
- Tennessee
- Tennessee - History
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Knoxville, TN
- Textile Industry and Fabrics
- see also Mills
- see also Weaving
- Thanksgiving Day
- Thomas, John Chancellor
- Tobacco
- Tour DuPont
- see also Biking
- Tourist Trade
- Tourist Trade - Georgia
- Tourist Trade - Kentucky
- Tourist Trade - Tennessee
- Tourist Trade - Virginia
- Tourist Trade - Watauga County, NC
- Tourist Trade - West Virginia
- Toys and Games
- see also Guy, Jack
- Trails (includes hiking, horseback riding, biking, and multi-purpose uses)
- see also Appalachian Trail, Biking
- Trains - see Railroads
- Transylvania County, NC
- Treasure Troves
- Tubing: see Rivers, Streams, Paddling
- Tungsten
- see also Rocks
- Turtle Island Preserve - see Conway, Eustace
- Tuscarora Indians
- Tusculum College, Tusculum, TN
- Tweetsie Railroad, Blowing Rock, NC
- see also Railroads
U
- Unemployment
- see also Appalachia - Economic Conditions
- Unicoi County, TN
- Union Carbide
- University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA)
- University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville
- “Unto These Hills,” Cherokee, NC
- see also Drama
V
- Valle Crucis, NC
- Van Noppen, John and Ina
- Vance, Zebulon B.
- Veterans
- Virginia
- Vocational Education - see Education - Adult
W
- W. Kerr Scott Dam
- Wagon Trains
- "W.A.M.Y. - Watauga, Avery, Mitchell, Yancey"
- Warren Wilson College, Swannanoah, NC
- Washington County, TN
- Washington County, VA
- Waste Disposal
- Watauga County, NC
- Watauga County - Buildings
- Watauga County - Buildings - Boone
- Watauga County - Business
- Watauga County - Center for Exceptional Children
- Watauga County - Churches
- Watauga County - Clubs
- Watauga County - Communities
- Watauga County - Community Service
- Watauga County - Economic Conditions
- Watauga County - Education
- see also Education - North Carolina
- Watauga County - Farmers’ Market
- Watauga County - History
- Watauga County - Housing
- Watauga County - Hunger Coalition
- Watauga County - Industry
- Watauga County - Old Jail House
- Watauga County - Politics and Government
- Watauga County - Public Library
- Watauga County - Statistics
- Watauga Democrat - Special Issues
- Water Sports - see Paddling, Rivers, Waterfalls, Streams, Fishing, Lakes
- Water Supply
- Waterfalls
- Watson, Arthel “Doc” and Merle
- see also Folk Music
- see also Merlefest
- see also Music - Appalachia
- Watson, Willard
- Waynesville, NC
- Weather - see Climate, Seasons
- Weaverville, NC
- Weaving
- West Jefferson, NC
- West, John Foster
- West Virginia
- West Virginia - Church History
- West Virginia - History
- Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
- Wey, Hubert W.
- White, R. B.
- Whitener, D. J.
- Whitener, Rogers
- Whitewater Sports - see Paddling, Rivers
- Wild Animals
- Wilderness Areas
- Wildflowers and Plants
- Wildlife Conservation
- see also Bears
- see also Bee Culture
- see also Deer - Wildlife
- see also Endangered Species
- see also Fishing
- Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, NC
- Wilkes County, NC Wilkesboro, NC Williams, Cratis D.
- Windmill, Boone, NC
- see also Howard’s Knob
- Wise County, VA
- Wise, Naomi
- Wiseman, Scotty
- Witchcraft
- Wolfe, Thomas
- Women
- Woodworking
- Wooly Worms
- World’s Fair, Knoxville
- Wythe County, VA
X
Y
- Yadkin College, Davidson County, NC
- Yadkin County, NC
- Yadkin River
- Yadkinville, NC
- Yancey County, NC
- Yesteryear
- see also Country Life
- see also Culture - Appalachia
- see also Folklore
- see also Handicrafts
- see also North Carolina - History
- Yosef
- Young Harris College, Young Harris, GA