Learn more: The main heating tank is made of 12-gauge stainless steel, insulated and wrapped in copper with electric heating elements inside. Founders compare it to a supercharged water heater. It can produce roughly 30 gallons of moonshine every four…

Amid recent talk of tight budgets and overdue capital projects, Mount Airy Commissioner Shirley Brinkley gave voice to an idea for raising city revenue: Retaining some of the occupancy the city collects and hands over to the Mount Airy Tourism…

Coastal issues played a prominent role in New Hanover County’s legislative priorities for 2015, laid out in a Jan. 30 meeting with state lawmakers and representatives of federal lawmakers. Commissioner Rob Zapple opened the meeting with a request to representatives…

Mayor Andrew Gillum(Photo: COLIN HACKLEY) Rather than try and reinvent the wheel in setting priorities, Tallahassee city commissioners on Wednesday presented a wish list of ideas focusing on continuing to address issues they feel need addressing in moving the city…

EMERALD ISLE — Patricia Suggs, director of the Beaufort Historic Association, was presented last week the 2014 Jack Goldstein Award for promoting tourism in Carteret County. The award is named in honor of the late Jack Goldstein, a longtime proponent…

A recent national survey has ranked Elkin as one of the 50 Best Small Town Downtowns in America. According to Best Choice Reviews, Elkin ranks 4oth based on United States Census, previous rankings and median incomes and home price. The…

Local News Former NFL player Ervin “Blue Print” Parker joins forces with Boys Girls Club

GIBSONVILLE, N.C. — For Brian Carden, of Gibsonville, life is now a lot simpler and so much sweeter. “I was going 10,000 miles an hour and all that came to a screeching halt,” said Carden. Carden was director of operations…

Broward County leading rusher Travis Liburd never had any illusions about himself as a football recruit entering his senior season. At 5-6, 170 pounds, he knew it was going to take more than a great senior season at Piper to…

Local News Horry County to consider requiring all landlords to have business licenses