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In most of eastern North Carolina, the final bells of schools are ringing this week. Children are excitedly looking forward to the next several school-free weeks. Parents are making plans for vacations, trips to the pool and play dates. They…
Taming the Cost of Summer Camp
I remember growing up watching The Parent Trap (you know, the old Haley Mills version). Camp looked like so much fun to me. Dances, girl time, swimming and big cabins. I thought they were so lucky to spend an entire summer…
How To Eat Spaghetti with Chop Sticks
This past weekend, the town of Washington came together to pull their version of The Amazing Race. The race benefits Ruth’s House, a local organization that works as shelter to women and children coming from a domestic violence situation while they…
Summer Strawberry Recipes
Recently, we posted about the delicious strawberry season that is upon us in North Carolina. Magazines are overflowing with delicious recipes that make not only tasty treats, but beautiful ones as well. We reached out to some of our branches…
Strawberry Fields Forever
Strawberries are my most favorite fruit. And, I’m a purist when it comes to my berries. I like them as fresh as possible without sugar or syrup — tart or sweet, I love them. Now, I certainly won’t turn down…
How Does Your Garden Grow? Unexpected Health Benefits of Gardening
It’s no secret that homegrown vegetables and fruits have superior nutritional value to their supermarket cousins. This is largely due to the fact that so much less time passes between the picking of the produce and the eating of it. There…
Financially Illiterate
We all want it. The problem is, not many of us understand it. And, the even bigger problem is, even fewer of us understand how to keep it. We’re talking about MONEY! Where would you search to find the most…
Make Change Happen
I love to volunteer. Why, you ask? My answer is always, why NOT? Why is volunteering so difficult for some people? Why not get involved and make the communities we live in better? Don’t wait to be directly asked to make…
Buy Local. Eat Fresh.
You know that at First South Bank, we are big fans of community and supporting our local economies. A great way to do this is by purchasing food items at your local farmer’s market. This has the added bonus of…
Support YOUR Community
Today, our blog comes from guest blogger, Catherine Glover, Director of the Washington Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce. We encourage everyone to become aware of the amazing local businesses in their own areas and support those businesses with your patronage!…
