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Carolina Stories

The people, places and history that make our state great

Touchstone Energy | On Tour

10 cooperatives, 10 locations, 10 unique perspectives on co-ops and their communities

Ocracoke ♥ Figs

Figs hold a special place in the hearts of Ocracokers

Regina is always there

For Nell Nolle, the right person at the right time

Places to Play

Treehouses, playhouses & forts

Model Man

Belhaven’s Jimmy Courson and his model ships show real strength and determination

Well Above Average

Students and teachers at Greene Early College do what they love and love what they do

A Second Helping

A Holden Beach volunteer project to redistribute leftover vacation food inspired others up the coast

All in the Family

Century Farms celebrate North Carolina’s agricultural heritage

Buddy Melvin’s Treehouse

17 years, 16 rooms, 12,000 square feet “for the fellas to hang out.”

Cooperatives without borders

For more than 50 years, U.S. electric cooperatives have shared their expertise with world communities that have needed it most

No small feet

Freaker USA brings sock manufacturing back to North Carolina

Diane Price of Mollies Branch

Her gardens, livestock, medical care, worldwide volunteerism and writing