By Bill Conroy, managing editor, Scotsman Guide Media | bio South Carolina is a small state with a global reach The economy of the South Carolina has sprung back from the recession on the strength of its expanding manufacturing and…

As the popularity of Kentucky bourbon has grown, distillery production has increased and more tourists are interested in visiting the state’s distilleries. In response, state government is making millions of dollars available to distilleries to help build and expand to…

The free workshop is open to any organization that hosts a festival and plans events. “It is a perfect networking and informational workshop for PTAs and directors of parks and recreation departments, and committee leaders,” said Tammy Proctor, director of…

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Andres Gallegos had one thing on his mind as he sat in Seat 12A for his flight to Caracas: a weekend visit with his wife and kids. In a flash, he had another thing on his mind: survival. First, he…

ENLARGE BEIJING—China will abandon its one-child policy, perhaps the most notorious of the Communist Party’s intrusions into Chinese lives, amid a looming demographic crunch that threatens the long-term health of the world’s second-largest economy. All Chinese couples will be allowed…

Last SlideNext Slide Owner of Hickory Nut Gap Farm Jamie Ager talks about farming out on his farm’s pumpkin patch Wednesday October 21, 2015.(Photo: Maddy Jones/mjones@citizen-times.com) As dozens of children in rain boots tromped through a field trip at Hickory…

Over the past three years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has moved 24.5 million cubic yards of sand onto the regional coastline battered by superstorm Sandy, enough to fill MetLife stadium a dozen times. The sprawling federal agency has…

The New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority became the latest organization to adopt a resolution opposing offshore drilling off the coast of North Carolina on a unanimous vote Wednesday evening. The TDA, which governs the Wilmington and Beaches Convention and…

Wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995 after their elimination in the early twentieth century. Image: Steve Jurvetson/Flickr With breathless enthusiasm, Marion Morberg recalled a summer encounter with wild wolves. In her truck, as she crested a hill…