Old Carroll County Courthouse, Hillsville VA Photo: National Register of Historic Places It started with a kiss and ended with a courtroom shootout. Five pe…

Ramps appear in early spring in the Blue ridge Mountains. Photo by Niall Kearney In England, ramps are known as ramson; in France, they are ail sauvage. Nat…

A flatfoot dancer competes at the 2012 Old Fiddler’s Convention in Galax, VA. Photo by Eli Christman Bluegrass music and flatfoot dancing go together lik…

If an outhouse has wheels, don’t use it. Photo by Historic 1908 Courthouse Foundation Porta-Potty, Johnny-on-the-Spot, Outhouse, Portable toilet. Whatever y…

Left uncontrolled, Kudzu will grow over any fixed object. Photo by G. Smith King Kudzu is on the move. A Kudzu vine can grow a foot a day, sixty feet a sea…