Carolina Stories

Bridging the Digital Divide

Working together to bring broadband to rural areas

Sweet Potato Casserole

An orange superfood!

Sweet Potato Pound Cake

With maple glaze

Cook Food Once, Enjoy it Twice

Save valuable time and extend your grocery budget

Beef-Lima Casserole

Originally published January 1970

Four Steps to Land Your Dream Job

How to kick off the new year with new employment

Fraser Firs: North Carolina’s Christmas Gift to the Nation

NC trees are big business

Simple ways to keep your indoor air fresh

Carolina’s Finest Awards – 2020

See who our readers voted to be the best in ice cream, breakfast spot and 8 other categories

Finest Barbecue

JD’s Smokehouse

Finest Breakfast Spot

The Fountain at Smith’s Drugs

2020 Finest Festival

MumFest

Finest Getaway

Asheville

Finest Ice Cream Shop

The Berry Patch

Finest Made in NC Product

Cheerwine

Finest Main Street or Downtown

Downtown New Bern

Finest Museum

Blowing Rock Art and History Museum

Finest Musician or Band

The Ponder Project

Finest Pick-Your-Own Farm

Patterson Farm

Finding & Prepping Persimmons for Baking

Making the most of this wintery fruit

Reindeer Poop

A candied party treat with a name you won’t soon forget!

4-H Youth Leaders Share Thanks with NC Electric Co-ops

Co-ops sponsored annual citizenship conference

Decorate Safely This Holiday Season

Damaged wiring and candles increase fire risk

NC Co-ops and Employees Donate After Disaster Strikes

In 2020, $35,000 was raised to support communities in need