A devoted son honors his mom — and all of North Carolina’s mill workers — through the Morganton-based Workers’ Legacy Project.
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True Grit in Cherokee
One of the few operational gristmills in North Carolina, Saunooke’s Mill & Shop converted the power of the Oconaluftee River into a family business.
The Caretakers of Egg Land
Behind the second-largest franchisee of Eggland’s Best is a fourth-generation family business in Nash County known for its generosity and carefully tended flock.
Village Voices
Dozens of families once called the cottages surrounding the textile factory on the banks of the Henry River home. Today, the humble tract of houses near Hickory has found new purpose and a promising future.
