Battle of Bentonville, the last fight of the Civil War. An African American family lived on the battlefield site in Johnston County, and today their descendants talk of the tremendous upheaval their k ...

Monday was National Farm Workers Day, and our Tar Heel Travler met a longtime tobacco historian and author in Oak Ridge. Billy Yeargin worked in the tobacco fields and now helps preserve this dying ...

Today, those volunteers are planting flowers where they can with hopes the bridge will one day stand again Despite the devastation from Hurricane Helene, there are pockets of hope. The storm ...

It was around this time in March 1963 when the movie "The Birds" premiered. The Tar Heel Traveler revisits Elm City's very own thrilling version of the birds.

Betty Morton passed away recently at age 90, a dynamo from Smithfield we featured in 2017. Betty traveled the world and kept magnets of every place she visited on her refrigerator. We remember her ...

This cozy country restaurant in Gates County has been open for decades but is still suffering the effects of Covid. It's been five years ago this month that Covid was officially declared a global ...

The Tar Heel Traveler team concludes its two week run of Hurricane Helene stories with a compilation of sound and video that poignantly captures both heartache and hope. The Tar Heel Traveler team ...

Craig lost 12 members of his family to Hurricane Helene. He told our Tar Heel Traveler about the daring rescue he made that saved a young man's life. Craig lost 12 members of his family to ...

Six months after Hurricane Helene, the Tar Heel Traveler returns to the mountains with stories of loss but also hope in its aftermath. Stories of people and their courageous resilience. Six months ...

Scott Mason talks to one family - and one town's - terrible suffering from Hurricane Helene. Months later, the scars are still fresh. Scott Mason talks to one family - and one town's - terrible ...

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! An all-Irish group gathers in Cary to celebrate their heritage--and to eat and drink! Happy St. Patrick's Day! An all-Irish group gathers in Cary to celebrate their ...