RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, you can escape to a historical gem located in Wake County. Just a short drive from Raleigh is the last operable water-powered gristmill ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on the restoration of Mill Pond. Part two will run in next week’s Independent and provide more in-depth coverage of the pond’s history and the ...

In the modern Wormans Mill community, in the northern part of the city of Frederick, are the remnants of a structure that can be traced back to the earliest years of Colonial-era development. In fact, ...

Featuring a unique line of toys, games, puzzles and old-fashioned treats, the retail store is tentatively scheduled to open in mid-May. “Our goal is to make people happy,” said Doug Huebsch, owner and ...

Editor’s note: WNCT.com’s limited weekly summer series, called Summer Ventures, is back. It was so successful and received so many positive comments, we decided to have another season of it. WNCT ...

One wonders what is on the bottom of the mill pond. No one is allowed to swim in it, or boat on it, so people who own a diver’s face mask, or have the ability to look over the side of a boat on a calm ...