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What are the Best Botanical Gardens to visit in North Carolina? Here's the top list.

What are the Best Botanical Gardens to visit in North Carolina? Here's the top list.

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What are the Best Botanical Gardens to visit in North Carolina? Here's the top list.

Reynolda Gardens Greenhouse, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Now part of Wake-Forest University, this century-old formal garden was once the centerpiece of an estate built by tobacco baron R.J. Reynolds and his wife Katharine. It features a Lord & Burnham-built central-domed glasshouse, which was originally used for commercial flower production. Now it entices visitors with ferns, palms, orchids, bromeliads and cacti, among other ... Read more

Wilmington Answering Services: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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As a small business owner in Wilmington, North Carolina, you understand the importance of providing excellent customer service. However, managing phone calls while running your business can be challenging, especia ... Read more

Who is Lilly Gaddis? 'Trad wife' fired after using racial sl

A self-proclaimed "trad wife" has been fired from her job after she casually said the “N-word” during a cooking video on TikTok.

Lilly Gaddis used the racist slur and also referred to "dumb whores,” “immigrants fresh off the boat ... Read more

PHOTOS | Hurricane Hazel the worst-of-the-worst

1 of 7 Hurricane Hazel’s Destruction Aftermath of Hurricane Hazel, North Carolina 1954 PHOTO: Bettmann

2 of 7 Hurricane Hazel’s Destruction Airplane hangars for private planes at Raleigh Municipal Airport after being hit by Hurricane ... Read more

TerraPower / Bill Gates Reactor Company Breaks Ground For Wyoming Nuclear Power Plant

Inaugural dig underway at retiring coal site for facility where sodium coolant system will be tested

A spokesperson for TerraPower told NucNet that the inaugural dig, attended by Gates, who is also company chairman, chief executive Chris Levesque and Wyoming governor Mark Gordon, was for the non-nuclear part of the plant, the first part of which will be a sodium test and fill facility.

TerraPower, the nuclear technology company founded by Bill Gates, has marked with a ceremony the start of construction for its demonstr ... Read more

This NC city is the deadliest in the nation for rush hour dr

A new study found that a North Carolina city has the highest percentage of traffic deaths during rush hour in the nation.

According to the study, nearly a third (32%) of all traffic fatalities occur during the hours of 7-9 a.m. and 5-7 p ... Read more

Ola Wagner of Bassett, Virginia

Ola Wagner, 78, of Bassett passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at her home. She was born in Lexington, N.C., on March 1, 1944, the daughter of the late Melvin Paul Beck and the late Irene G. Cannaday Beck. She was also preceded in death by her ... Read more

$80 round trip flights out of ILG: Here are the cheapest fli

Now that summer is in full swing, it may be time for an impromptu vacation.

While there have been route changes afoot out of the Wilmington Airport, Avelo Airlines is still offering round-trip service to six southern destinations all sum ... Read more