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Looking upon us all

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Grandview Overlook

Photography by Ashley Fetner

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When Hurricane Irene Ravaged Eastern North Carolina

The worst hurricane in eight years knocked out power to 239,900 electric cooperative services

Carolina People

Rising From the Red Clay

The art of Senora Lynch pays tribute to her Haliwa-Saponi community.

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Global Connections

Electric cooperatives make an impact at home and abroad

Carolina Living

Ingathering

Presbyterian churches in Hoke County and Robeson County carry on a longtime autumn tradition

Carolina Adventures

An Alternative Form of Wind Energy

The Asheville Community Band opens its season this month

I Remember

The theater dinner

Carolina Living

Wadsworth Congregational Church

A Guilford County landmark

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When power and poles first came to rural Polk County

Cooperatives nationwide hired local men to help raise poles that first brought electricity to rural areas.

Carolina Adventures

Topsail Island & Sneads Ferry

Topsail has all the requirements for summer fun.

Carolina Adventures

Richmond Hill

A restored Yadkin County homestead and grounds recall a lion of the law

Tarheel Tidbits

Pretty peculiar!

The New River, which runs through North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia…

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Carolina Living

How to grill meats, fruits and vegetables

Grilling offers a convenient and heart-healthy way to prepare food, if done right.

Carolina Living

Do your homework for back-to-school gadgets

Gone are the days when back-to-school shopping meant buying only notebooks, pencils and backpacks.

I Remember

My two-apron garden

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Look out! Those invading plants don’t belong here!

How to know and grow your native landscape

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Growing Our Own

Western North Carolina natives are growing wild

Carolina Living

Todd General Store

A watercolor rendering of an Ashe County landmark.

Carolina Living

You can’t beat that with a stick!

How Wake Electric made a woman and her gardens happy.