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Carolina Curious

88.5 WFDD presents Carolina Curious, a series where our reporters find answers to your questions. What have you also wanted to know about your community? From the serious to the quirky, anything goes. Check out past Carolina Curious episodes here to find out what questions we've already tackled.

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Environment

Carolina Curious: How were the Sauratown Mountains formed?

5:00am May 12, 2025

While the Triad area is part of the foothills, we do have a mountain range we can call our own. It includes the landmark Pilot Knob. For this week's Carolina Curious, WFDD's Paul Garber was wondering: How did the Sauratown Mountains form here, and what sets them apart?

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Environment

Carolina Curious: How were the Sauratown Mountains formed?

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Forsyth County Manager Shontell Robinson

Politics & Government

Carolina Curious: What does a county manager do?

by Bethany Chafin

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Education

Carolina Curious: How many private schools receiving Opportunity Scholarships serve students with disabilities?

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Arts, Music & Culture

Carolina Curious: Why are there so many Greek restaurants in Winston-Salem?

by April Laissle

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Environment

Carolina Curious: How did mule teams provide relief to flood victims in the aftermath of Helene?

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Politics & Government

Carolina Curious: What is the breakdown of voter registration in the state and how does that compare to representation on the NCSBOE?

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Assistant State Climatologists Corey Davis and Sean Heuser look at readings on a weather station

Environment

Carolina Curious: Kids ask why the weather changes so often in such little time and more

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Environment

Carolina Curious: Where are all the cicadas?

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Eastern gray squirrel eats a nut on a tree

Environment

Carolina Curious: Kids ask 'Why do we only have silly gray squirrels in NC?'

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Callery pear trees in bloom.

Agriculture

Carolina Curious: Why can't powerline crews cut down more invasive trees?

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