Carolina Stories

A healthier holiday

Offer to bring a low-calorie dish to the festivities

Inspired doors and windows

HGTV designer provides tips for decorating doors and windows for the holidays

Cooking efficiently

Clever methods help you cut energy costs for holiday meals

The perfect Christmas tree

Three gifts

My Lite-Brite and other gifts

The berry beautiful nandina

Plus garden to do’s for December & January

Autumn decor

Ways to bring the beauty of fall into your home

Financial ‘holiday hangover’

These smart moves help you keep expenses down

State tax law changes will affect your cooperative beginning July 1, 2014

Pest prevention

Don’t ‘fall behind’ in protecting home against unwanted critters

Types of automatic lighting controls

Do You Know… we have the tallest dam in the eastern U.S?

Mama at Easter

Yesteryear in Duplin County

Life among the rural rich and famous, as well as the regular people of Duplin County

A Christmas tree that keeps on givin’

Poinsettia pointers

Plus garden to do’s for December & January

The Return of the Chestnut

Known as “the grain that grows on a tree,” chestnuts now can be grown locally.

North Carolina Christmas Trees

There’s a farm or retailer offering North Carolina-grown trees near you

Ice skating rinks

outdoors and in

Do You Call It Dressing? or Stuffing?

The name of this traditional Thanksgiving dish can depend on where you live

Save more during Energy Star tax holiday

Fright night

Don’t let electrical hazards haunt your Halloween

Pyracantha: autumn fire

Plus garden to do’s for October & November