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Opinion: A year after Helene, N.C. Christmas tree farms are rebounding

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.

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: On Black Friday, honoring the retail workers

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: On Black Friday, honoring the retail workers

by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton | Nov 28, 2025 | Affordability, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, Labor, North Carolina

As millions hunt for deals and fill their carts on Black Friday and during this holiday season, remember and honor the people who make it possible.

Graig Meyer: An Open Letter to an ICE Agent in a Mask

by Graig Meyer | Nov 26, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Graig Meyer, Latino Community, Migration, North Carolina, U.S. Politics

When federal immigration enforcement agents deployed to Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and other places around North Carolina, terrifying and haphazard arrests ensued. Graig Meyer has some questions for the people behind the masks.

Opinion: Has the campaign of fear against Latinos in North Carolina awoken a sleeping giant?

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.

Two worlds: One snuck cigarettes as a teen. The other labored in NC’s tobacco fields.

by Briana Brough | Nov 14, 2025 | Agriculture, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural

Beacon Media’s Community Media Liaison Bri Brough, who is also a photographer, spent the day recently with Beacon Voice Yesenia Cuello and heard her story.

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