People like this gentleman, are our best tie to the history of our country, God bless good sir.

Donnie, don't get discouraged by some people unsubscribing over the animal videos. I look forward every Monday to As the Ridge Turns. Love seeing them, and your storytelling about them. All your other topics are so good. Absolutely the best at keeping appalachian history alive. Your channel is "NUMBER 1" with us. My husband and I are some of the old viewers you refered to. We are 76 and 77 Donnie, you are the "BEST" at what you do. God Bless you. 🙏

Donnie, what drew me to your channel is that you are down to earth, you are not a fake person, you have taught me so much about TN and it's like we're sitting around on the porch with coffee just talking. Everything you do, the way you do it, that's what makes your channel special. I appreciate you 🙏❤️.

I'm never leaving this channel the heck with that. I love this channel so much. God Bless Mr. Laws

I also wanted to thank you, Donnie, for being such a genuinely nice person. If everyone had your positive outlook and kind heart, the world would be a richer place for it.

Scratching my head why people would unsubscribe. If you’re not watching Dirty Dan, you’re missing something. Don’t change a thing.

Mr. Donnie, I'm a 71 year old country girl in Johnston County NC. I enjoy ALL your videos. You keep our history alive. I confess I don't always get to watch in a timely manner. But i always let the comercials play. My husband has not been well for 2.5 years to the point we had to close our auto repair and tire service of 42 years. His health consumes a lot of my time. Last week they finally found a non cancerous tumor on his pancreas. This has stopped the production of digestive enzymes, insulin and has blocked the bile duct. He has lost 50 lbs, has diabetes and is now jaundice. He will be having surgery next week. We'd appreciate prayers from all believers. God bless all the subscribers here. Yall are a good bunch of folks.

We love you Donnie

You love our country, your family and the great outdoors. There’s just no pleasing some people. I think there are people who have nothing better to do than to complain. Your faithful followers at your channel will never leave! ❤

Thats why I watch each and every episode, because you keep it real 💯, thank you Donnie Laws ,Godbless you and yours stay safe

Morning neighbor keep it real Donnie! My favorite u-tuber! We are the old people now im 65 and still learning everyday!

Many thanks, Donnie, for sharing interesting and informative videos on a variety of different subjects. I enjoy watching all of them. I appreciate all the work you put into each of them. God 🙏 bless 🙏.

I love your channel Mr. Laws! Please don’t get discouraged over numbers. You have a very loyal following. Thank you for your work-my favorites are the wildlife and metal detecting videos. Keep it up!

Brother Donnie, you have the best channel on KZfaq! I appreciate all you have done and all you are going to do for all of us. Sharing our history is what our young folks need so much in a world that’s going completely crazy. God bless you and your family in Jesus ✝️

We really appreciate you Mr Donnie. Love you and can't wait to see you the next time.

God bless you for being you Donnie! You're an inspiration to us all and we all love you brother. Thank you so so much for the shout-out my awesome mountain brother 🙏 God bless

we love what you do Donnie, your nature videos make us smile, I have a yard full of critters here in Connecticut, from coyote, to bobcat, to raccoons, deer, its endless and lots of squirrels and chipmunks, and birds galore. They are fun to watch. so thank you Donnie, God bless you

Donnie .,I just love your patio chat on Channel Talk today. You are so honest and genuine, it's really refreshing. Much better than listening to the news of the day. You Tube finally let me back on to comment. Daisy Mae says you're doing much better...that's great!. Can't wait to meet BIGFOOT, CURTIS and JOHN and HILLBILLY DEAN. Jersey Girl, LOUISE

Good morning Mr. Laws. Great to see and hear from you this morning.blessings sir.

I agree with Jill Akison. I also hang out waiting for Monday for the wildlife videos. I also like to see the seasons passing by. It’s the real world, and that’s why I appreciate them. God bless you Donnie, your doing just fine. Blessings,❤.

You will not find a more straightforward honest person than Mr. Donnie. I have been a subscriber for a while now and have learned quite a bit regarding the past that I did not know. Being a former wildlife rehabilitator I also enjoy the wildlife videos. The metal detection is fascinating!! Learning about different shells and what year they were manufactured and possibly used. There's a wealth of information to be shared and learned if you take the time to just listen. Please like and share...Let your children listen to these videos so they may learn the old ways before they are gone forever. Until next time God Bless

Donnie, keep doing what you are doing. We enjoy your videos so very much. Don’t change a thing! We love meeting your friends,and seeing all the animals. We would love to have a neighbor like you, and be able to sit on the front porch and talk like my parents and grandparents did. Keep making your videos! We also watch Jared King. We are so glad you are feeling better. Take care and have a wonderful weekend. God Bless

Thank you for sharing all you do. Our American History is completely lost. No this generation isn’t taught this. They have no home economics & they are a lost generation in my opinion. America is in a mess right now her threats are real I PRAY DAILY FOR AMERICA. I wish I would have written down my family history & stories. Sadly I thought one day I would do this. Well due to a stroke & a cancerous brain tumor in my 40’s my memory is GONE. But your stories & hearing you speak (my Father & his family was from Kentucky)I sometimes get wonderful flashbacks. Thank you isn’t enough. GOD BLESS FROM JULIE WEST CENTRAL INDIANA FARMLAND

It's always good visiting with you, Donnie. And thanks for taking the time to share the history of the most wonderful place on God's Green Earth. It's a special blessing to be born and raised a Hillbilly. God Bless!

You are wonderful Donnie, for sharing the beautiful Appalachian scenery, wildlife, history of the people and mining industry. This is the good part of social media, teaching people about your area. I appreciate all your efforts and always look forward to your posts. Please keep up the channel and we will keep watching.

Good Friday Mr. Donnie. Hope this finds you doing well. Love to hear your precious stories. Please keep them coming. Have a blessed day.

I cannot learn enough about those mountains, critters, cemeteries, and the history of the people. So much respect should be given to them and what they went thru but didn't give up. So you please don't give up. So many of us want to see what you have to share. Stay safe and keep it going. 🙏💙

Thank you for sharing your experience with me. Keep up the excellent video entertainment. I will always watch your channel.

Good morning Mr Donnie, I look forward to waking up to a new video of yours. I enjoy listening to you talk about all the critters and it's nice when a creator sits in front of the camera and talk to us. Thank you for taking time to do it. I hope you have a wonderful day and God bless you and your family 🙏❤️

Donnie, I do love all your stories! I always feel like we are friends, sitting on the porch and having coffee. Please keep doing what you do, it is a refreshing refuge in this crazy world. God bless you, sir.🙏❤️

Donnie, thank you for all the great stories and the animal videos! I look forward to watching your videos as you release them. I hope you have recovered from your health scare at the turn of the year! I wish you the very best to you and your family!

Good to see you my friend! 🙂🙂🙂 Stay dry and enjoy the great Spring weather. Please continue to bring us these great videos and greetings! We enjoy your videos! Keeping you and yours in prayer! God bless!!!

Good morning Donnie…. I pray you are doing well…Thank you Donnie for all your hard work and dedication to keeping our history alive ❤️You do an outstanding job ❤️Take care God Bless & Lord willing I will see you next time 🙏🏻❤️☦️💯🇮🇱PS I am looking forward to your upcoming stories 👍

Good morning Mr. Laws. Please keep keeping on sir! Your videos make a huge difference in life. My life for sure. The critters are good medicine for stress and pain. Always puts a smile on my face. The history that you share is deeply appreciated and needed. It’s a shame that it’s no longer taught in this day and time. You are an inspiration to so many folks. Be encouraged in the Lord, Mr. Laws. Turn a deaf ear to the negative words- turn your focus to the One Who matters the most. Bottom line sir, you’re performing for an audience of One. And His approval is all you need. And I’m quite sure you got it! God bless you and your family 🙏

Good morning Mr Donnie. You are truly a gateway to Appalachian history. I love your channel and all the wonderful videos and knowledge that you share with us. Thank you for all your efforts and hard work. Lord bless you and yourn my friend..

Good morning Donnie, I hope you have a great day. I enjoy watching all of your videos and look forward to seeing all the animals and the history,metal detecting and the unexplained just to name a few. I'm so glad you are feeling better and able to get around more. God Bless You My Dear Friend!😊❤🙏🏻

Good morning, Mr. Donnie! Thank you for your lovely channel. ❤ Stay well. God bless. 🙏Too hot for that metal detection. Too many snakes, y'all be careful and hydrate! Thank you for your prayers ❤

Love your channel brother Donnie, never miss an episode. Don't be discouraged over a few people because there's lots of us out here that support you. God bless.

Good Morning Sir , thank you for all you share with us. I absolutely love waking up to your videos ❤️❤️

Thank you so very much for everything you do Donnie!! I look forward to ALL of your videos, especially our little animal friends on the Ridge - they bring me tremendous joy! There are so many of us who LOVE you and your videos. The coal mining videos really hit home for me - my Grandfather spent 30 years in the coal mines until he broke his back in a mining accident. The historical videos reach out to me as well, I LOVE learning about our ancestors and how tenacious they were to make the world a better place. YOU make the world a better place through your wonderful videos, Donnie!! Please don't let the "negative Nellies and Neds" destroy your happiness - or ours!! Thank you for your prayers - - we are praying for you too!! 🥰

Well, It's been less than a year since I found your channel---but I watch one or two of your videos every week. The reason I love them is because I love nature, your Real Self presentations and narrations are just right! The mysterious things of the mountains are spooky and fascinating---and the history always makes me reflect. You're right when you say this world has just about gone crazy in a rat race. People need to slow down and reconnect with real things, like trees, gardens, story-telling, and family. God Bless you, Mr. Laws---I hope you and your family have a good Summer too.

Good morning MR LAWS I know that you are real with everything you do no I think you are absolutely the best on our friends in the Appalachian

Mr. Donnie, I just want to thank you for being who you are! I could listen to people like you all day. I grew up here in Ohio, so my experiences differ from yours somewhat, but what draws me to your channel and others is your style, your telling of history, and your faith. You see, when I was a child growing up, I was child #5, but every one of my sibs were grown and out, so I was almost an only child. My folks were older, so my aunts, uncles and grandparents were, too. And whenever we visited any of them, after a while, the men would go outside and the women would usually stay inside to talk. I tried to stay with them, I really did. But once I started following Daddy out with my uncles, I always wanted to be with them. They told STORIES! I have always loved stories! And they really didn’t sound so much different from you at all. Their voices were similar to yours, even their accents. It's a part of my childhood that I miss. So don't apologize for being who God made you. I think you are a treasure, and I know He does, too!

Morning Donnie, just a thankyou from australia keeping your history of Appalachia and your wild life alive. The history of days gone by are precious. I've enjoyed watching your videos, and look forward to seeing more. Bless you and your family. Janet.❤

Thanks for the videos Donnie. We like the stories from the good old people, their history, and also the critters in the woods. Good luck and God bless, Greg & Jenny, New Zealand.

KZfaq don't like folk like us Donnie. I have no doubt they are removing subscribers for you. They do it on another unrelated channel I follow. Love your channel brother. Keep at it and thank you for your work and prayers. Stay well.

So nice to see you, Mr Laws 🙋 Glad you are well. 🎉🙏💪 I love the Wildlife in videos, they are delightful, especially hearing the names!!! Yes, ill put on my playlist and play them at night, like I used to. God bless you too.

Good morning sir. We've made it to another weekend! I hope you're still improving and have a great weekend.

I sure agree with you 💯% Donnie!!! I know you are not making money off all the wonderful priceless beauty and knowledge you are so nice to share with us!! Please don't quit!!!There are more of us who appreciate them all!!

At the heart of Donnie Laws channel lies a deep respect for the land and its people. Each video is meticulously crafted to showcase the unique traditions, challenges, and triumphs of Appalachia. From documentary-style explorations of Appalachian history and folklore to uplifting profiles of local heroes and community initiatives, every upload serves a dual purpose: to educate and to inspire. Whether it's highlighting the resilience of Appalachian communities in the face of economic hardship or celebrating the creativity and ingenuity of its inhabitants, Donnie Laws shines a spotlight on the often overlooked aspects of life in the region. Love your videos Donnie!

When I come to Donnie's channel, I feel like I'm home. I was born and raised in the South Western part of Virginia, and Tennessee and Kentucky are just a stones throw away from where I grew up. Naturally I love the Smokeys, and Donnie speaks the dialect that I speak and grew up with, and that's comforting to these ol' ears! I love Donnie Laws channel--especially love the wild life videos. I actually love all of his content, as I've never seen a single video of his that I haven't enjoyed!

I really enjoy your channel. It is fun, so informative, and makes sure the days gone by are remembered. I definitely enjoy the wildlife it brings me home. Thank you Donnie. God bless.

Keep on keeping on Donnie.

Donnie, please do not change anything you do!!! My husband and I recently just discovered your channel. We love all your content but especially the wildlife. Thanks for all you do!!!!!!

I enjoy watching your videos to a lot Donnie sir.

Today, June 16 is Father's Day. Donnie, my husband and I wish you a wonderful Father's Day. We hope you have a beautiful day with your family. Hapoy Father's Day to all the Fathers . Remembering all the treasured and beloved memories of those Fathers that have passed. ❤️ 🙏

Well Mr. Donnie I don't comment on your videos to much but I do watch everyone that you make. Love them!

Donnie, when I watch your videos animals, stories/history, heck all of em, even just talking like this one, my morning coffee gets cold, that’s because we love what you have to say, and have our attention! Lookin forward to the next visit with ya, now gonna heat up that cup o coffee, and go weed the small corn patch, before the heat sets in. Thank you for being a friend that stops by to visit, that’s how I see it. See ya soon!!

Hello Donnie, I really appreciate everything you do. You are a very Loving and considerate man. i enjoy and look forward to your videos. God bless you sir and I'll see you in the next one. Your friend, Louise

❤ hey Donnie looking good glad you're doing better on your walking I listen to your Channel all the time A lot of times in the evening when I settle down in bed and I put it on and listen to the wildlife and I love the stories with the other people that you talk to the stories are so interesting keep up the good work look forward to your new videos coming out I like that little Dirty Dan he's a cute little critter well you take care and have a great weekend and thanks for all the videos and good stories that I listen to❤

Love your channel Donnie...just keep doing what you do...there are plenty of us that love the videos the way you make them...bless you friend...❤

Enjoyed, for the ones who unsubcribe, it's there lost, Bless week, HAPPY Father's Day,Donnie

Good morning and thank you....please don't stop the animal videos.... it's a good start to our monday...if someone doesn't like them they don't have to watch them your videos.are very informative and fun to watch...thank u again and have a great day.

Love all the history that you tell us about.Keep on doing what you're doing & God Bless you always. Very interesting stories of all things.Thamk you for telling them ❤

Mr. Donnie , I love you and your channel. I love your wildlife videos and all the videos of yours that I've seen. I was born and raised in Georgia and Im still here. I have a lot of kin folk in Tennessee. It's in my blood so that when I get to go I feel more at home there than I do in Georgia. I love your wildlife videos. You do a excellant job on those and I know you put in a lot of hard work on them. I love critters with a passion. You don't need to change a thing. I love good clean holesome shows and videos like yours are hard to find. People like you are hard to find on u tube. Don't you change a thing. You stay true to yourself and your channel. God bless you and yours. ❤😊❤

Donnie, I just love hearing you talk, my family is from Kentucky, all are mostly gone or in the process of leaving, thank you for doing what you’re doing!

I hope YOU are doing well. I won’t leave your channel until you do. It’s become a welcome, satisfying part of my life. I’m grateful you produce your great videos. And, I expect you have many more friends and faithful followers than you know. God bless you friend!

Donnie, I love everything about your channel! And I'm very happy that you keep it real! Thanks for sharing all this with us!

Mr.Donnie, I love your wildlife videos! I look forward to them... Have learned so much from them. Keep them coming.

I think you do a great job. A lot of my family is from southern Ohio. You have a soothing voice to listen to! God bless!!

Donnie, your videos are great and if possible I'd give two thumbs up. Those folks that don't like them...let them go. You can't please everybody. I'm 71 and grew up in Pennsylvania but woods are woods and hills are hills. My brother's a year older than me and we knew every rock, cave, trail and such that was there as we grew up. Most of those things were wiped out in the name of 'progress' but your videos bring them back to me. We think we had the best lives a kid could ask for and I still learn about the area from my 101 year old mother. Keep up the good work and keep the past alive.

Donnie, I watch everything you do!!!! We need more people just like you. Thanks for sharing your life with us. Its such a blessing. Matt

Forgot to say, you are leaving an invaluable record for future generations, for people who haven't even been born yet. It's one thing to read a book and look at pictures, but it's quite another to see and hear the man who was there telling you this history. That history must never be lost. You are doing God's work for all those people who made their way through life in Appalachia! Bless you for keeping them alive! The other thing is most history is in books and too often not about the people but what got built where and when, and how a town grew etc. What you are going ias actual human history!

Good Morning, Donnie, it’s good to see you, just finished watching your new channel talk. You don’t have to apologize for the background noise, I was able to hear the beautiful Wood Thrush singing above it all . Thank you, and God’s continued Blessings. Enjoy your day and please take good care of yourself.❤️🙏❤️

Donnie, I feel so privileged to be a subscriber to your channel. From your animal video's to your mining stories, history and metal detecting. I enjoy them all! When you talk, you remind me so much of my Paw Paw. He was so much like you. Thank you for sharing your life with us, Donnie. We sure do love you, Brother! Please don't change a thing! You're great at this!✝️🙏👍💯

Good morning Mr Donnie I love your videos look forward to each one of them.I hope you and your family have a great weekend.

Donnie this is Kenneth we just watched your video and will watch it again as always tonight when we’re eating and I’m sure Cindy will comment again. We love your channel and can’t think of anything you need to change! I’ve been called hillbilly all my life for the way I talk, I was born and raised in the mountains of Arkansas and have lived here All my life. We have videoed some older people in our area (for their kids and grandkids) they don’t want nothing posted because they all say they look bad and talk funny, I just wanted to get them on video before they pass..We pray for you and your family also, I know it works because you are up and around now.. God bless keep the videos coming.

Busy time of the year ❤

I think you do a tremendous job Donnie, I haven't seen one of your videos that I didn't enjoy! So Thank you for all the time you devote to bringing us the history of Appalachia! You're a precious gem! God Bless!

Everything you say and show is great.Thanks for sharing.👍👍

Hey brother Donnie, love what you do, thank you for your hard work and keeping it real. Look forward to all your videos. Don't get discouraged. I'm one of the older generation that appreciates your content. GOD bless, I'll see ya next time.

Good morning Mr. Laws thanks for another great video, thank you for all you do I enjoy all of your videos God bless you sir.

Please don't get discouraged, your videos are always entertaining and you teach us so much about many different subjects. I can't thank you enough for all the work you put into them. Bringing in the stories and interviews with your friends brings even more richness to the content. Besides that, when I read viewer's comments, I am reassured that there are still plenty of good, sensible, people out here with traditional values, Thanks for bringing us together. Thank you too for praying for those in need. God bless you in all you do...

I love As the Ridge Turns along with the rest of your content! You have a WONDERFUL channel and thank you for all that you share with us! Continued prayers for health and blessings, Sir!

I love your wildlife videos. 💙 Beautiful animals! I'm mostly inside unfortunately but your videos bring a lot of joy to my life. God bless you!

Cousin Donnie, I love everything you share, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do! You have nothing to apologize for, cousin. You're not just my kinfolk, you're my kind of people, and I appreciate you and your honesty so much. I'm so happy that you're able to be up and around, Donnie, and you're always in my heart and prayers. Thanks again, dear cousin, and G-d bless you and yours! Shabbat Shalom, and please pray for the peace of Yerushalayim! ❤

You are precious, Donnie and so is your channel. I enjoy it so much. Never could I even think about giving it up! God Bless you 💙

Your channel is amazing and informative. As the Ridge Turns goes with my morning coffee and I love the history and ghost stuff. Keep up the great work. God bless.

Donnie, so happy to see you doing so well. Thanks for all the wonderful history and wildlife you have given us! I look forward to your every post. Your friend from Indiana.

Hi Donnie ! Thank you so much for all the time and effort you invest in a wholesome channel. Love your videos !

Donnie, I watch all your videos. My people came down here to Florida in 1835 from the Appalachia. But we still pretty much talk like y'all.

Donnie don't get discouraged. If those people don't won't to see it then they can find another channel. I really enjoy every video you put out. At least you don't talk about politics like some channels do. Keep up the great videos.

Mister Donnie, you are a national treasure. I'll watch anything you post. You're work isn't entertainment, it's NECESSARY.

I enjoy what you are doing. Please know I am here watching, I just don't comment all the time.

I’m from Connecticut and I look forward to seeing your critter friends every Monday. Have a good week. See ya on Monday.😊

I am from the UK. Realy enjoy your channel just as it is .keep up the good work 👏

Happy Father's Day to you Donnie. Hope weather gets better for you to enjoy outdoors & animal friends. God bless you 🙏

I love this channel Donnie! I love the history told because I adore history so much. And the animals are like family. I truly appreciate all your hard work. I love its political free, and ad free. I would love to hear more about the way the Indians were with The white man. And the Civil War! ✌️❤️💫🪕

Good 🌄 friend, What a blessing it is to see you this morning..I finished my morning Inspiration Bible class, and noticed afterwards that you were on here...What a surprise! Continue to share nature and with us, and God bless you.

Donnie I'm in my 20's and I love all the categories of your videos. I'm not from Appalachia but I love learning so much of times gone by. The world is crazy and your channel takes me back to a time I did not live in but brings peace to me in these wild times. Thank you for making these.