It’s easy to understand why “Hillbilly Elegy,” the 2016 memoir by JD Vance, piqued the interest of the American people. It recycles a narrative America has relied on for a century to sleep soundly ...

HAZARD, Ky. -- CBS is scouring my county for "The Real Beverly Hillbillies." Evidently, Les Moonves, CEO of CBS, thinks families who have struggled with poverty for generations and overcome obstacles ...

Sixty years ago, Americans were doubled over laughing at a 70-something spitfire’s antics. When “The Beverly Hillbillies” made its debut on CBS in 1962, critics were aghast. However, viewers fell in ...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - WANTED: Extended family from deep in the Appalachian backwoods, unfamiliar with big-city life. Must be willing to load up the truck and move to Beverly. Hills, that is. Casting ...