Statesboro native Julie Lavender recently celebrated the release of her debut children's picture book, A Gingerbread House, a heartwarming holiday tale inspired by her own family traditions. She will ...

Experience the charm of Hereward Farms' new Lavender Lounge + Café, where local flavors, award-winning lavender products, and serene countryside meet. This café is our hidden gem, a cozy retreat ...

It’s the second time in a row a tree from North Carolina has been selected for the White House, and the first from Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm. The farm’s owner, Sam Cartner, said this is ...

More than a month after Hurricane Helene devastated regions in the southeastern United States, some communities in western North Carolina's mountain towns and villages are still without water ...

There has been an outcry from many farmers following the changes to inheritance tax for farms announced in the Budget. From April 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m ...

Living near a poultry farm in North Carolina can reduce a home’s value by up to 30%, according to a Duke University study. That finding comes as the number of birds North Carolina poultry farms ...

The tree selection, held Oct. 28, marked the 16th time a White House Christmas tree has been selected from North Carolina, and the first time the Cartner family farm in Avery County has been chosen.

The North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation recently filed a lawsuit with two North Carolina farmers against the US Department of Labor (DOL) over provisions allowing temporary farm workers (H2A workers ...

This year’s honor was bestowed on Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland, North Carolina. Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm is family-owned and operated; it has grown Fraser firs since 1959.

Cartner Christmas Tree Farm's fraser fir tree that won first place in the 2024 National Christmas Tree Association Competition. “There (were) two people,” he said. “Dale Haney, who's the ...