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September 2024

This Month’s Issue: Healthful Food

It’s easy for most of us to take for granted:  those fresh-picked squash, tomatoes, pears, apples and more to be found at farm stands, farmers markets and grocery stores this time of year. But access to fresh, local food isn’t a guarantee, and many North Carolina communities are lacking. Rev. Richard Joyner is among those looking to change that. Also, learn how the Bright Ideas education grant program got its start 30 years ago.

—Scott Gates, editor

Carolina Kitchen

Baked Parmesan Crusted Chicken

Snickerdoodle Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Lunch Lady School Cafeteria Pizza

Carolina Living

Carolina Living

Brighten Your Home with Beautiful Handmade Suncatchers

DIY projects to add a little color and sparkle to your window

Carolina Living

4 Ways to Host an Unforgettable Party

Throw a party like a pro

Carolina Living

Making a Disaster Supply Kit

Recommendations from the American Red Cross and the CDC

I Remember

I Remember

Little Girl Lost, Found

Four County member tells a story about a lost girl she helped reunite with her mother.

I Remember

Looking Out for Each Other

Union Power member talks about her relationship with her mother

I Remember

We Didn’t Need Tickets to Enjoy the Show

Surry-Yadkin Electric member reflects on a trip to the Grand Ole Opry

I Remember

My Grandma

EnergyUnited member reflects on her relationship with her grandmother.

Your Power

Your Power

Make Your Voice Heard on Election Day

Plan how you'll vote this November

Your Power

South River EMC Members are Sisters in Public Service

Reagan and Emma Williford cultivate future careers through the YLA

Your Power

Students Make Lasting Connections at Cooperative Leadership Camp

Hands-on workshops teach the importance of cooperatives

Your Power

Hamlin Retires After 25 Years of Service to Piedmont Electric Cooperative

Jordan Overbee selected to lead the electric co-op

Carolina Bookshelf

Carolina Bookshelf

Becoming the Lost Colony

Historical nonfiction by Charles R Ewen and E. Thomson Shields, Jr.

Carolina Bookshelf

Old-Time Conversations

Nonfiction by Craig R. Evans

Carolina Bookshelf

Discovering North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail

Travel guide by Jerry Barker

More from this issue

Up Front

A Legacy of Bright Ideas

The education grant program got its start 30 years ago in a K-Mart checkout line

Carolina Gardens

Bodacious Autumn Blooms

Plus Garden To-Do’s for September

On The House

Buyer Beware

Home improvement offers sound too good to be true? They probably are.

Carolina Adventures

How to Plan a Perfect Beach Weekend

Tips and tricks for unwinding along the Crystal Coast

Carolina Snapshots

School Days

Reader submitted photos

Tip Of The Month

Beat the crowds

Schedule your annual maintenance visit for your HVAC system now

Where in Carolina Country is This?

Check it Out

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