To help those less fortunate this holiday season, a 9-year-old Badin resident started a campaign to collect food, clothing and other essential items and donated them to Homes for Hope and Stanly Community Christian Ministry. The items were then distributed to the homeless population within the

Chances are that you don’t think much about which hair conditioner you use. Most people buy shampoo and conditioner together the same way they buy clothes washers and dryers. We choose the same product line within the same brand for both, usually based on the product that does the cleaning.

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Keep your conscience as clean as your clothes with these ethical washing products

It’s easy to feel helpless after watching yet another TV documentary about the dire state of our planet, b

If you're looking for unique, last-minute gifts for a friend or family member, there are plenty of spots in the Texarkana area that can help.

Places like Rowe Casa and East Texas Grain and Knot have tasteful items that would make thoughtful gifts.

Rowe Casa Organics provides a vari

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When Wendy Booth first started grooming dogs in the ‘80s, there weren’t many canine sham

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Stripe, a Chinese Crested Shih Tzu, is almost bald due to his breed – but attracts attention with his incredible mohawk.

His owner Cassandra Smetka, from Toronto, stresses that his unique hair is completely natural and is down to mutated genes.

From detergent mishaps to zipper positioning and whether shirts should be buttoned up.

Laundry used to be an all-day process, involving lugging and boiling water, scrubbing shirts, rinsing, and wringing. Drying clothing could take days and ironing, well, ironing is still laborious. The i

The refill station and zero-waste shop in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is helping locals reduce their single-use plastic consumption.

The refill station and zero-waste shop in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is helping locals reduce their single-use plastic consumption.

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Going green has never been more trendy than it is today. A couple of years ago, Forbes published an article showing that 77% of people want to learn to live eco-friendlier lifestyles. This figure has probably has increased during the pandemic, as more people have started thinking about our mor