The thing is, I’m sure a lot of these Appalachian towns were once “good” in the same way. It didn’t last. I was driving through a very poor part of my own state last year, and thought ...

An influx of boomers moving to Appalachia is "transforming the region from poor, serene and rustic to ... long been the economic engines of many towns and small cities," said Business Insider.

Appalachia is home to a ... where one of eastern Kentucky’s larger cities, Hazard, is located, nearly 30% of the population lives under the federal poverty line. But the average income of ...