MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Starting on Thursday, there’ll be a whole lot of fantastic options for shopping up here in the mountains. Just take a look at what’s in store for you this weekend! Oakhurst Farmer’s Market at Bryan’ts Ace Hardware Date & Time: Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. May through September Shop for local produce, flowers, eggs, preserves, jams, honey, ...

NORTH FORK — Arista Flanagan couldn’t believe her eyes when she checked in on the incubator to see if the family’s duck eggs had hatched. Her sons, Devlin and Ryker were excited. “We have a two-year-old and almost-five-year old, and they have been watching the chicks and ducklings growing in the eggs,” says Arista. Yet, she felt confused when she encountered the newest hatchlings ...