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Carolina Stories

The people, places and history that make our state great

Todd General Store

A watercolor rendering of an Ashe County landmark.

Scotty McCreery

Scotty McCreery at 17 has been on the ride of his life, and his hometown of Garner has taken the trip with him.

"They wanted a better life for us"

Support for restoring the meaning and purpose of the Rosenwald schools.

Indoor Skydiving

Bodyflight facility in Raeford draws pros and visitors from around the globe

Look out! Those invading plants don’t belong here!

How to know and grow your native landscape

You can’t beat that with a stick!

How Wake Electric made a woman and her gardens happy.

Opting out

How to reduce unwanted email and other junk mail

How to make college more affordable

Millions of families each year face the question of how to pay for college. And it’s not one that’s easily answered without the help of some kind of financial aid.

Ghosts in North Carolina: They are part of our nature

Just about every community across the state has a stretch of railroad tracks haunted by a train accident victim carrying a lantern, looking for his head.

Growing Our Own

Western North Carolina natives are growing wild

Legal Corn Liquor

Midnight Moon and Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine make North Carolina spirits bright — the legal way

It pays to be a member of a cooperative

Questions & Answers About Capital Credits What are capital credits?

North Carolina Is A Catfish Paradise

These homely-looking fish are easy and fun to catch, and they taste so good