An old ABC store is transformed into a doctor’s office. A dilapidated storefront is brought back to life. In a special North Carolina Now series, entitled North Carolina Rising, UNC-TV shows you how one rural community in Greene County is trying to reinvent itself and lure new residents to come see what Hookerton has to offer. As part of an ongoing year-long series, North Carolina Now will highlight success stories like this one happening in North Carolina’s rural communities. In the summer...

Sometimes protecting the economic future means preserving your heritage. A group of more than 30 commercial fishermen found a way to buy the last remaining fish house on Ocracoke Island. A NC Rural Development Grant made it possible. See what this business means to the community and the tourist industry in this remote area. As part of an ongoing year-long series, North Carolina Now will highlight success stories like this one happening in North Carolina’s rural communities. In the summer of...

Sometimes protecting the economic future means preserving your heritage. A group of more than 30 commercial fishermen found a way to buy the last remaining fish house on Ocracoke Island. A NC Rural Development Grant made it possible. See what this business means to the community and the tourist industry in this remote area. As part of an ongoing year-long series, North Carolina Now will highlight success stories like this one happening in North Carolina’s rural communities. In the summer of...