Dee Davis

In White Rural Rage the Threat to American Democracy, Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman carry a grindstone in search of an ax. They just don’t like rural

Commentary: There's a lot more to Kentucky's Breathitt County than JD Vance. Dee Davis tells a tale or two.

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a

On Giving Tuesday, we honor two of our earliest supporters, Joe and Helen Pickering, with a $10,000 matching challenge.

At 17 I was the Santa Claus for the Walkertown section of Hazard. Rick Rosanova, the news guy at Channel 4, was Santa at the new Sears in the old bowling

This Giving Tuesday we’re in a position to receive an additional $10,000. Help us honor Joe and Helen Pickering, and reach our goal.

At 17 I was the Santa Claus for the Walkertown section of Hazard. Rick Rosanova, the news guy at Channel 4, was Santa at the new Sears in the old bowling

Katharine Pearson Criss, who was instrumental in starting the Center for Rural Strategies and the Daily Yonder, died January 2, 2026. She was 79. At the

NOTE: This is an adaptation of a speech Daily Yonder Publisher Dee Davis delivered at the 2025 Al Smith Awards Dinner, hosted by the University of

Jesse Jackson speaking at the Democratic primary campaign rally at Hazard, Kentucky, Memorial Gymnasium, March 1988. (Photos courtesy Mimi Pickering)