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While it may be chilly outside, there’s nothing that will warm you up quicker than looking back on some feel-good stories that happened throughout the year as you sip on that creamy hot chocolate and sit next to a crackling fireplace.

North Carolina’s most heartwarming stories of 2025

by Karishma Desai

| December 23, 2025

Affordability | ANIMALS | Chapel Hill | Community | CULTURE | food | groceries | HARDGATE | Hurricane Helene | LITERATURE | NEWSMAKERS | North Carolina | NORTH CAROLINA NEWS | PETS | RECREATION | SMALL BUSINESS | SNAP | WNC
Read this year’s top tales of do-gooders, good feelings, and other heartwarming stories from NC. 
On NC’s Ocracoke Island, a unique form of English called Hoi Toider is still spoken.

Why one North Carolina island speaks a centuries-old English dialect

by Ellery Weil

| October 16, 2025

Community | CULTURE | EDUCATION | FAMILY | HARDGATE | History | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | North Carolina | OUTDOORS | outer banks | RECREATION | WATER
On NC’s Ocracoke Island, a unique form of English called Hoi Toider is still spoken. Discover the history of this ancient dialect and its uncertain future.
10 things to do in western NC after Helene

I visited western NC for the first time since Helene. Here are 10 things to do now that it’s reopening

by Karishma Desai

| September 29, 2025

ANIMALS | Asheville | Community | CULTURE | DINING IN NC | EAT LOCAL | ENTERTAINMENT | GOOD NEWS IN NORTH CAROLINA | HARDGATE | HIKING | JOSH STEIN | Lead Story | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | Natural disaster | North Carolina | OUTDOORS | RECREATION | SHOPPING | SMALL BUSINESS | THINGS TO DO | TRAVEL | WNC
Some parts of western NC are open and ready for business, a year after Helene devastated the area. Start planning your weekend trip with these recommendations.
The Tar Heel State is home to many cemeteries—some of which have dark histories and ghostly legends associated with them.

12 most haunted cemeteries in North Carolina

by Britteny Dee

| September 29, 2025

ANIMALS | Asheville | CHARLOTTE | CULTURE | EQUALITY | HARDGATE | History | HOLIDAYS | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | NC HISTORY | New Bern | North Carolina | NORTH CAROLINA NEWS | OUTDOORS | RALEIGH | ROBESON COUNTY | WILMINGTON
With spooky statues, ghostly figures, and inexplicable noises, these cemeteries in North Carolina give off eerie vibes sure to spook even the bravest visitors.
Amazon Prime’s hit show, “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” has taken social media by storm.

As final season of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ wraps up, here’s where you can go in NC to relive your favorite scenes

by Sam Cohen

| September 17, 2025

Affordability | Chapel Hill | college | Community | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | North Carolina | NORTH CAROLINA MEDIA | RECREATION | SMALL BUSINESS | THINGS TO DO | WILMINGTON
The series finale of Amazon Prime’s hit show, “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” airs today. Here’s everything you need to know about its NC filming locations.