by Beacon Media | Dec 22, 2025 | Agriculture, Hurricane Helene, Opinion, Western North Carolina
Hurricane Helene did a number on the five counties that make North Carolina the second-largest Christmas tree producing state. But today there is already a sense of optimism from local farmers.
by Beacon Media | Dec 16, 2025 | Duke Energy, Uncategorized
Duke Energy’s latest request to the state to increase our power bills even more exposes our broken regulatory system. Learn why it’s happening—and how you can fight back. By Sam Grote N.C. Business Impact Forum In October, Duke Energy told regulators and the public...
by Beacon Media | Nov 25, 2025 | Latino Community, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, U.S. Politics
Brutal treatment and indiscriminate policing by federal law enforcement shown across social media has galvanized thousands of Latinos in North Carolina and beyond.
by Beacon Media | Nov 1, 2025 | History, North Carolina
Let us question ourselves and what we think we know as an act of empathy, Rabbi Hannah Bender of Judea Reform synagogue argued in their Rosh Hashanah or New Year’s sermon in September.
by Beacon Media | Oct 11, 2025 | Affordability, Agriculture, Opinion, Reclaiming Rural
A Hillsborough, N.C., author and farmer knows about the economics of eggs from the perch of his small farm.
