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News & Media | Aug 7, 2026

Yellow Flower Healing Expands Vision for Rural Wellness and Tourism

In Williamston, where fields stretch toward the horizon and history lingers in the soil, Yellow Flower Healing is cultivating something rare: a business built not only to earn revenue, but to restore people, place and possibility. Led by healer and educator Robin Payton Payne, Yellow Flower Healing blends ancestral traditions with modern wellness through energy-healing sessions, heirloom herb workshops, immersive retreats and botanical goods grown from the land itself. At the center of the enterprise is a restored late-1800s Healer’s Cabin — a place where healing is practiced as a relationship between people, history and the natural world.
Event | Jun 1, 2026

Western North Carolina Business Growth Cohort

NCGrowth is launching a free, seven‑month cohort program designed to help businesses in Western North Carolina recover, rebuild, and scale to meet post‑disaster demand. This program provides participants with practical tools, expert guidance, and meaningful connections to support long‑term growth. We encourage partners, organizations, and community leaders to help us spread the word and identify strong candidates to apply.