20 years of Bright Ideas
Over the years, electric cooperatives have awarded nearly $9 million in grants to teachers, benefitting some 1.6 million students
Carolina Stories
The people, places and history that make our state great
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Carolina Gardens
Winter is for the birds!
You can create an environment to attract feathered visitors
Carolina Living
Hoppin’ John
This Southern tradition is a delicious way to guarantee prosperity in the new year
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A Meditation on the Speckled Trout
Stories, legends and etiquette of cold-weather fishing in eastern North Carolina
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The Bell Island Fishing Pier
New life for a pier where fishing has been a tradition for generations.
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Capitol Hill Day
Sponsored by their electric cooperatives, North Carolina students on the Youth Tour to Washington visit Capitol Hill
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What is black, warty, musky and fetches $800 per pound wholesale?
The black truffle, a mushroom delicacy, is finding hospitable ground in North Carolina
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You Feel at Home
The Ronald McDonald House in Greenville helps families whose children are receiving treatment at local medical facilities.
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The Bears
Black bears are roaming the farms, communities and wildlands of eastern North Carolina
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The Mysterious Brown Mountain Lights
There’s no explanation of why you see lights in these mountains at night
Carolina Gardens
Muscadines
The pop and a burst of juice make muscadines one of the traditional treats of late summer
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Still natural after all these years
50 years later, Sunset Beach still likes things the way they are
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Energy + sustainability = a bright future for rural students
The STEM program of NC New Schools makes college-level learning more accessible for high school students