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Electric Co-op Supports Record-Setting Walk

Tara Dower hiked the Mountains-to-Sea Trail with help from Four County EMC

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In Sync on Ice

Synchronized skating takes off with Coach Jannika Lilja

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NC’s Oyster Trail is an Experience on the Half Shell

Visit seafood markets, farms and restaurants along our coast

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Living with Beavers

Our largest rodent can be an asset, and an issue

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Catch of the Day: Trout Farming in NC

Sunburst Trout Farms is among dozens in Western NC serving markets and restaurants

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Carolina Country Scenes 2021

Winners from our annual photo contest

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Looking Forward, Through a Lens

Photographer Burk Uzzle has made a career of “being there”

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

NC trees are big business

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Carolina’s Finest Awards – 2020

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

NC Outdoors

A Show for All Sportsmen

‘Carolina ALL OUT’ puts NC hunting and fishing in the spotlight

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The Spoon Lady

Abby Roach is a storyteller, activist, and, yes, spoon player

Carolina Creators

‘Springhouse Christmas’

Art by Arie Reinhardt Taylor

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Local Food Brands Offer Recipes for Success

How NC entrepreneurs are making small food brands big business

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The North Carolina Sweet Potato

Our state vegetable packs a punch

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Bringing Smiles to Others

Katie Haynes is remarkable in more ways than one

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Cookie-Making Masters

For the Hanes family, Moravian baking traditions run deep

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Greetings from the Real Mayberry

60 years ago, Andy Griffith introduced the world to his hometown

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Andy Griffith: A Real Dad, Too

Dixie Griffith reflects on her childhood with America’s TV dad

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In the Quiet of the Country

Reflections on the power of the country church

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Discerning Details in the Data

Derek Ellington is a master of digital sleuthing

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The Little Beekeeper

Laylah Hunt is generating buzz over her honey and syrups.

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A Living Museum, A Lasting Legacy at Hart Square

The pioneering spirit is alive at the ‘world’s largest’ collection of log cabins

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Adapting to Provide Safe, Essential Produce

Farmers markets are continuing to serve communities during the pandemic.

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Only Through Pain Do We Grow

Discomfort can lead to great things