Carolina People

How to Satisfy a Crawfish Craving

NC crawfish farming means more chances to enjoy fresh crawdads

Birthday Porch Party

‘Mr. Woolly Worm’ Shares Contagious Excitement in Banner Elk

Roy Krege has helped grow the Woolly Worm Festival into a major attraction

A Sweet Smile, A Soothing Voice

Getting in Stovewood, Together

PreddyFest: A Music Pilgrimage for Many

A sense of community brings festival goers back year after year

My Grandfather’s Shoe

Culinary Adventures of a State Fair Judge

The inside scoop on what makes a recipe stand out at the NC State Fair

The Old Homeplace of Childhood

Find Fall Apples off the Beaten Path

Enjoy the fruits of Ashe County orchards or plant your own

A Book Lover’s Vision Unites a Community

Janet Burgiss turned a book club into a county-wide program

‘CSAs’ Connect Artists to Local Patrons

Community Supported Art borrows a proven idea from agriculture

Forging Artful Tools from Old Iron

A Robeson County blacksmith creates custom knives out of old railroad spikes

Scrapbook: Youth Tour 2017

Photos and video from the 2017 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour

Getting to Know: Carolista Fletcher Baum

The activist who saved Jockey’s Ridge sand dune

Youth Triathlon Makes Community Health a Priority

The Tri-Warriors of Robeson County aren't slowing down

Perseverance in the Face of Fear

A reader achieves her lifelong dream off the NC coast

A Darn Good Haircut

Bob Mitchell is a small-town barber with a colorful history

Camping Trip Cut Short

Reenactors Go All-in to Bring the Past to Life

Locals are drawn to the hobby through a passion for history

NC’s Greer Inducted into Lineman’s Hall of Fame

Retired co-op employee dedicated his career to safety

Getting to Know…Kenneth Noland

Hunt Gives Back to U.S. Veterans

Eastern NC co-ops support the Wounded Warrior Turkey Hunt

Building Outside-the-Box