Our storied pines are more than just pretty to look at: Historically, they produced the tar, pitch, and turpentine that made our state a key supplier of naval stores.
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Wood-Carver Tom Wolfe Turns Pine Into Characters
Many wood-carvers steer clear of our state tree as a medium, but Tom Wolfe has always seen faces in the pine.
The Weatherman of Ashe County: Joe Mullis
A Creston resident reads the world around him — rather than charts and graphs — to forecast the winter.
Art Inspires Community at Cedar Creek Gallery
A community of artists finds a home, and a family, at a gallery near Creedmoor.
Hands-On History
Our hands are greater than the sum of their parts, but as it turns out, the individual parts of our hands all have pretty interesting stories, too.