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USDA opens applications for Mexico trade mission

“We strongly encourage industry members to take advantage of these opportunities when they align with their business goals. Mexico." — Steve Troxler, commissioner of NCDA&CS.

Summer showers: North Carolina cities flourish in 2025 ‘rain garden’ rankings

A new national study finds that several cities across the Tar Heel State — from Wilmington to Asheville — are among the best places in the country to build rain gardens, turning runoff into resilience and puddles into pollinator havens.

Asheville mayor gives update 9 months after Hurricane Helene

"We know how this has impacted each of our counties, and it's a struggle to come back from such a severe catastrophe," said Esther Manheimer, Asheville mayor.

Patriots lit torches for liberty — literally

The July 1775 burning of Fort Johnston was the first true military action of the Revolutionary War in North Carolina — but it would hardly be the last.