Carolina Stories

Online Grocery Shopping

4 tips to achieve success with your orders

Home Improvements for Multigenerational Households

Help your home function well for everyone who lives there

Farmers donate 46 million eggs to food banks

Reusable Dryer Balls Save Energy

Dry, dry again!

Carolina Country Scenes 2021

Winners from our annual photo contest

“Postcards from Her Forest Boy”

By Daniel Horton

Electricity Remains a Good Value

What costs more, an average day of power or a fast food value meal?

Co-ops Recognized for Clean Energy Innovation

Four nominated for ‘Cleantech Innovation Awards’

Carteret-Craven EC Member Honored for Community Work

Bob Dobler received the top award in the 2020 #WhoPowersYou contest

Looking Forward, Through a Lens

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

Know Your Thermostat

Smart thermostats offer convenience and flexibility

Drive-through History

The Historic Albemarle Tour is a rich cultural resource

Take Better Photos Outdoors

Tips for both beginners and advanced photographers

No Ordinary Power Strip

Reduce energy use with this secret weapon

Bridging the Digital Divide

Working together to bring broadband to rural areas

Sweet Potato Casserole

An orange superfood!

Sweet Potato Pound Cake

With maple glaze

Cook Food Once, Enjoy it Twice

Save valuable time and extend your grocery budget

Beef-Lima Casserole

Originally published January 1970

Four Steps to Land Your Dream Job

How to kick off the new year with new employment

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

NC trees are big business

Simple ways to keep your indoor air fresh

Carolina’s Finest Awards – 2020

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

Finest Barbecue

JD’s Smokehouse