Carolina Stories

New Books for Your Reading Pleasure

Plus Garden To-Do’s for June and July

Plastic Bottles Can Mean Jobs For North Carolinians

Recycling center needs more bottles

Lumbee River EMC Goes ‘Net-Positive’

N.C.’s Electric Cooperatives Move Forward, Fearlessly

Leaders from North Carolina’s electric cooperatives met in Raleigh April 13–14 for their 2016 Statewide Annual Meeting.

Nabs for a Nickel

(Through a business largely born by accident)

NCSU Researchers Predict Active Hurricane Season

Power Plant Staff Receive 10-Year Safety Award

Producing power: Can You Have a ‘Zero Net Energy’ Home?

Taking Stock

Create a home inventory of valuables, just in case

Wine Trends

A new survey shows broadened approaches to the beverage

Youth Education Scholarships

Awarded at N.C. Electric Cooperatives’ Annual Meeting

Amish craftsmen raise a building for the 4-H at Millstone Camp

Your home office

Consider work goals when organizing it

Billy Graham exhibit showcases the life of North Carolina’s ‘Favorite Son’

Advocating for you

by Nelle Hotchkiss

America mobilizes for energy efficiency

Keeping pests out

5 mistakes homeowners make that attract them

Curb Appeal

Exterior improvements amp it up

Power of paint

Taking a closer look at choices

Veterans’ stories sought by NC State Archives

Desserts

Energy efficiency projects

Ensuring high-quality work from your contractor

Job interview success

Take smart notes, improve your answers to questions

From Our Readers: PEV Love and Co-op History Lessons

May’s letters to the editor