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08.11.23

You Have Reached Your Destination

What comes to mind when you hear the word “destination?” An exotic city? A tropical beach? An isolated mountain peak that overlooks valleys, rivers, and villages far below? We usually...

Adventure, Local Flavor

Pom Poms from University of Tennessee, Virginia Tech, App State, Furman and others

08.02.23

Time to Kick Off a Little Pageantry and Tradition

The car is packed and ready for move-in weekend, and there is eager anticipation (or is it fear) on the faces of this year’s new class of college students. One...

Local Flavor

A grouping of scjool supplies including a bookbag, notebooks pens, pencils and a waterbottle.

07.19.23

A Love Note to Teachers and Help for Back to School

It is truly hard to believe that we are about to discuss heading back to school. Just yesterday, shouts of joy and screams of elation filled the air as the...

Adventure, At Home, Behind The Scenes

Couple walking toward a convertable at a motor court

07.13.23

Traveling Onward, Upward, and Far, Far Away

It’s summer, and America is on the move again! After years of fewer and shorter-distance trips following the pandemic of 2020, travel is now, quite literally, soaring.

Adventure, Travel

07.10.23

Time to Hit the Trails

Nature has the power to heal, challenge, and connect. It can transport us to a place that is far away from our stress-filled world. It can help us see our...

Adventure, Inspiration, Local Flavor

Woman hiking with a dog along a mountain trail.

07.06.23

Celebrating the Year of the Trail in North Carolina

In 2021, House Bill 554 was introduced and easily passed in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It designates 2023 as North Carolina’s Year of the Trail with the aim...