Feature Stories

Legal Corn Liquor

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

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.

Gov. Perdue’s First Year

The economy, energy and rural North Carolina

Indoor Skydiving

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

Is 2009 really the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth?

Or, was he here in North Carolina a few years earlier?

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.

North Carolina Is A Catfish Paradise

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

Shedding more on the lighter side of Abraham Lincoln’s Birthplace

We still don’t know for sure where Abraham Lincoln was born

Way, Way Back

Fossils in North Carolina

Bluebirds In North Carolina

Carolina Honey

The Camping Trip I’ll Never Forget

True stories of roughing it, falling in love and learning the meaning of life in the wilderness

Kickin’ Up Dust Again at the Orange Speedway

35 years after Richard Petty won the last race here, the Occoneechee Speedway re-opened as a historic trail

Indian Arrowheads of the Piedmont

What these ancient artifacts reveal about North Carolina's earliest inhabitants.

What the Coach Said to the Umpire

…and other true life stories that make you laugh

Follow the Flying Geese

The Secret Code of Quilts

Was Abraham Lincoln born in western North Carolina?