Roanoke’s Mill Mountain Star image: Ben Schumin, Wikipedia The Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, is an iconic symbol of Roanoke, VA . Its …

A conquistador’s armour. Image: Wikimedia The Euro-centric history I learned in school in the 1960s was woefully inadequate. I suppose that’s the best they …

A savory bowl of pintos with some sweet cornbread makes a hearty meal When it comes to Southern comfort food, there are few combinations as iconic and satisfyi…

Is this how the Moon-Eyed People looked? Cherokee legends tell of a short, white, blue-eyed race living in the Blue Ridge and Smokies hundreds of years bef…