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1652 <span class="eyebrow">Brunswick Electric</span> 1653 1654 <h3 class="item-heading"> 1655 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/story/board-member-spotlight-david-gore" class="link">Board Member Spotlight: David Gore</a> 1656 </h3> 1657 </div> 1658</div> </div> 1659 </div> 1660 </div> 1661 1662 1663 </div> 1664 1665 </div> 1666 </template> 1667 1668 1669 1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 <template id="block_4c13b2ff004918986ff189df0ad45a31" data-coop="30101" data-query="21" class="group-template" > 1678 <div id="coop-30101" class="content-group-container gutenberg"> 1679 1680 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686<div id="block_99476626d31d1cd8f6d28400c173dee5" class="nmc-block nmc-block--stories-preview-tax block-container alignfull"> 1687 1688 1689 <div class="blockbody"> 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 <div class="bound boundwider"> 1700 <div class="block-intro"> 1701 <h2 class="block-title">Four County News</h2> 1702 <span class="line"></span> 1703 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/coop/four-county-emc" class="btn -arrow">View All <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="12" height="11" viewB
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1801 <span class="eyebrow">Four County EMC</span> 1802 1803 <h3 class="item-heading"> 1804 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/story/four-county-students-represent-cooperative-on-2026-youth-tour" class="link">Four County Students Represent Cooperative on 2026 Youth Tour</a> 1805 </h3> 1806 </div> 1807</div> </div> 1808 </div> 1809 </div> 1810 1811 1812 </div> 1813 1814 </div> 1815 </template> 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 <template id="block_1dcc6b2024ec0194cd3f45de81f53821" data-coop="30104" data-query="33" class="group-template" > 1827 <div id="coop-30104" class="content-group-container gutenberg"> 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835<div id="block_d3e13dba0f7f222771ef1527d3977fd7" class="nmc-block nmc-block--stories-preview-tax block-container alignfull"> 1836 1837 1838 <div class="blockbody"> 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 <div class="bound boundwider"> 1849 <div class="block-intro"> 1850 <h2 class="block-title">Halifax EMC News</h2> 1851 <span class="line"></span> 1852 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/coop/halifax-emc" class="btn -arrow">View All <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="12" height="11" viewB
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1951 <span class="eyebrow">Halifax EMC</span> 1952 1953 <h3 class="item-heading"> 1954 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/story/bright-ideas-education-grants-deadline-approaching" class="link">Bright Ideas Education Grants Deadline Approaching</a> 1955 </h3> 1956 </div> 1957</div> </div> 1958 </div> 1959 </div> 1960 1961 1962 </div> 1963 1964 </div> 1965 </template> 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 <template id="block_2cc39b529672d44d546fa86b52d64a4d" data-coop="32408" data-query="51" class="group-template" > 1977 <div id="coop-32408" class="content-group-container gutenberg"> 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985<div id="block_699a11a27203c5cdf438cb32b70c3e55" class="nmc-block nmc-block--stories-preview-tax block-container alignfull"> 1986 1987 1988 <div class="blockbody"> 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 <div class="bound boundwider"> 1999 <div class="block-intro"> 2000 <h2 class="block-title">Lumbee River EMC News</h2> 2001 <span class="line"></span> 2002 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/coop/lumbee-river-emc" class="btn -arrow">View All <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="12" height="11" viewB
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2100 <span class="eyebrow">Lumbee River EMC</span> 2101 2102 <h3 class="item-heading"> 2103 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/story/join-us-at-the-86th-annual-membership-meeting" class="link">Join Us at the 86th Annual Membership Meeting</a> 2104 </h3> 2105 </div> 2106</div> </div> 2107 </div> 2108 </div> 2109 2110 2111 </div> 2112 2113 </div> 2114 </template> 2115 2116 2117 2118 2119 2120 2121 2122 2123 2124 2125 <template id="block_3b2fcbdd40b383e2dc363f2b4dad0775" data-coop="30103" data-query="34" class="group-template" > 2126 <div id="coop-30103" class="content-group-container gutenberg"> 2127 2128 2129 2130 2131 2132 2133 2134<div id="block_8b56d7eebec82dce15b92919b40c99be" class="nmc-block nmc-block--stories-preview-tax block-container alignfull"> 2135 2136 2137 <div class="blockbody"> 2138 2139 2140 2141 2142 2143 2144 2145 2146 2147 <div class="bound boundwider"> 2148 <div class="block-intro"> 2149 <h2 class="block-title">Pee Dee Electric News</h2> 2150 <span class="line"></span> 2151 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/coop/pee-dee-electric" class="btn -arrow">View All <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="12" height="11" viewB
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2704 <span class="eyebrow">Tideland EMC</span> 2705 2706 <h3 class="item-heading"> 2707 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/story/october-rights-of-way-maintenance-schedule-2" class="link">October rights-of-way maintenance schedule</a> 2708 </h3> 2709 </div> 2710</div> </div> 2711 </div> 2712 </div> 2713 2714 2715 </div> 2716 2717 </div> 2718 </template> 2719 2720 2721 2722 2723 2724 2725 2726 2727 2728 2729 <template id="block_8da8f41d78f201e57e272563d11e08f0" data-coop="30100" data-query="39" class="group-template" > 2730 <div id="coop-30100" class="content-group-container gutenberg"> 2731 2732 2733 2734 2735 2736 2737 2738<div id="block_9a478c8e3bb82223fc36c2e0a86abbff" class="nmc-block nmc-block--stories-preview-tax block-container alignfull"> 2739 2740 2741 <div class="blockbody"> 2742 2743 2744 2745 2746 2747 2748 2749 2750 2751 <div class="bound boundwider"> 2752 <div class="block-intro"> 2753 <h2 class="block-title">Union Power Cooperative News</h2> 2754 <span class="line"></span> 2755 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/coop/union-power-cooperative" class="btn -arrow">View All <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="12" height="11" viewB
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2853 <span class="eyebrow">Union Power Cooperative</span> 2854 2855 <h3 class="item-heading"> 2856 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/story/a-benefit-that-comes-back-to-you" class="link">A Benefit That Comes Back to You</a> 2857 </h3> 2858 </div> 2859</div> </div> 2860 </div> 2861 </div> 2862 2863 2864 </div> 2865 2866 </div> 2867 </template> 2868 2869 2870 2871 2872 2873 2874 2875 </div> 2876 <div class="container gutenberg"></div> 2877</div> 2878 2879 </div> 2880 2881 2882 </div> 2883 2884 2885 2886 2887 2888 2889 2890<div id="block_f7902f12bd070c3f0ea8feb5b92e1f54" class="nmc-block nmc-block--cta-image block-container alignwide -mode-blue"> 2891 2892 2893 <div class="blockbody"> 2894 <div class="block-layout"> 2895 2896 <div class="text"> 2897 <h2 class="block-title">Halloween Haunts, Happenings, How-tos & more!</h2> 2898 <div class="content"><p>From DIY crafts, local lore, events and scarily delicious treats- weâve got everything you need to make spooky season special.</p> 2899</div> 2900 2901 <div class="button"><a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/halloween" target="" class="btn -outline -w-arrow">See More <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="12" height="11" viewB
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3276ox="0 0 12 11" fill="none" role="img" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><title>arrow</title> 3277<path d="M5.6512 0C7.64556 1.95801 9.45362 3.78616 11.2148 5.5C9.22002 7.4549 7.41071 9.28872 5.6512 11C5.19287 10.5543 4.84728 10.2112 4.40958 9.78527C5.60003 8.6063 6.83026 7.38631 7.86296 6.36386H0.433347C0.206029 6.36386 -0.000894547 6.15817 -0.000894547 5.93196V5.06816C-0.000894547 4.84195 0.206023 4.63626 0.433347 4.63626H7.86296C6.70819 3.50155 5.56969 2.35058 4.40958 1.2217C4.82664 0.805065 5.28531 0.363775 5.6512 0Z" fill="#2C5987"/> 3278</svg></a> 3279 </div> 3280 3281 </div> 3282 </div> 3283 3284 </div> 3285 <div class="tab_panel" tabindex="0" hidden role="tabpanel" id="yes-to-the-red-corvette"> 3286 <div class="tab-wrap"> 3287 <div class="image"> 3288 3289<div class="image-auto" style="aspect-ratio: 600 / 419;"> 3290 <picture> 3291 <source 3292 media="(max-width: 600px)" 3293 srcset="https://e1.nmcdn.io/carolinacountry/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-06-iRemember-BarbaraCarpenter-brideandgroom.jpg/v:1-dynamic:1-aspect:1.4318181818182-fit:cover/2026-06-iRemember-BarbaraCarpenter-brideandgroom--480.webp"> 3294 <img 3295 loading="lazy" src="https://e1.nmcdn.io/carolinacountry/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-06-iRemember-BarbaraCarpenter-brideandgroom.jpg/v:1-dynamic:1-aspect:1.4318181818182-fit:cover/2026-06-iRemember-BarbaraCarpenter-brideandgroom--600.webp" 3296 width="600" 3297 height="419" 3298 alt=""> 3299 </picture> 3300</div> 3301 </div> 3302 <div class="text"> 3303 <h3 class="tab-title">Yes to the Red Corvette</h3> 3304 <div class="tab-flex"> 3305 <p class="excerpt"> 3306 The next week, Pat called me on one of the only two phones located in my dorm, both down in the buildingâs basement (no… 3307 </p> 3308 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/story/yes-to-the-red-corvette" class="btn -outline -w-arrow">Read the Story <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="12" height="11" viewB
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<p>American Legion Fairgrounds</p> 3566 </div> 3567</div> <div class="partial -event -card"> 3568 <div class="image"> 3569 3570<div class="image-auto" style="aspect-ratio: 1240 / 889;"> 3571 <picture> 3572 <source 3573 media="(max-width: 600px)" 3574 srcset="https://e1.nmcdn.io/carolinacountry/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Event_2026_AOP.jpeg/v:1-dynamic:1-aspect:1.3953488372093-fit:cover/Event_2026_AOP--480.webp"> 3575 <img 3576 loading="lazy" src="https://e1.nmcdn.io/carolinacountry/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Event_2026_AOP.jpeg/v:1-dynamic:1-aspect:1.3953488372093-fit:cover/Event_2026_AOP--600.webp" 3577 width="1240" 3578 height="889" 3579 alt=""> 3580 </picture> 3581</div> 3582 </div> 3583 <div class="text"> 3584 <div class="date-region"> 3585 <div class="date"> 3586 Oct 3 </div> 3587 <div class="region"> 3588 <a href="/events?regions=16"> 3589 Coast 3590 </a> 3591 </div> 3592 </div> 3593 <h3 class="item-heading"> 3594 <a 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3677<div class="image-auto" style="aspect-ratio: 1400 / 1003;"> 3678 <picture> 3679 <source 3680 media="(max-width: 600px)" 3681 srcset="https://e1.nmcdn.io/carolinacountry/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Event_2026_SpiritofNewOrleans.png/v:1-dynamic:1-aspect:1.3953488372093-fit:cover/Event_2026_SpiritofNewOrleans--480.webp"> 3682 <img 3683 loading="lazy" src="https://e1.nmcdn.io/carolinacountry/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Event_2026_SpiritofNewOrleans.png/v:1-dynamic:1-aspect:1.3953488372093-fit:cover/Event_2026_SpiritofNewOrleans--600.webp" 3684 width="1669" 3685 height="1003" 3686 alt=""> 3687 </picture> 3688</div> 3689 </div> 3690 <div class="text"> 3691 <div class="date-region"> 3692 <div class="date"> 3693 Oct 3 </div> 3694 <div class="region"> 3695 <a href="/events?regions=14"> 3696 Mountains 3697 </a> 3698 </div> 3699 </div> 3700 <h3 class="item-heading"> 3701 <a 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3857</div> 3858 </div> 3859 <div class="text"> 3860 <div class="date-region"> 3861 <div class="date"> 3862 Oct 3 </div> 3863 <div class="region"> 3864 <a href="/events?regions=15"> 3865 Piedmont 3866 </a> 3867 </div> 3868 </div> 3869 <h3 class="item-heading"> 3870 <a href="https://www.carolinacountry.com/events/heritage-harvest-bourbon-showcase-2026" class="link">Heritage & Harvest Bourbon Showcase 2026</a> 3871 </h3> 3872 <p>Cape Fear Botanical Garden</p> 3873 </div> 3874</div> <div class="partial -event -card"> 3875 <div class="image"> 3876 3877<div class="image-auto" style="aspect-ratio: 1024 / 734;"> 3878 <picture> 3879 <source 3880 media="(max-width: 600px)" 3881 srcset="https://e1.nmcdn.io/carolinacountry/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event_2026_FallAntiqueFair.png/v:1-dynamic:1-aspect:1.3953488372093-fit:cover/Event_2026_FallAntiqueFair--480.webp"> 3882 <img 3883 loading="lazy" 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