As a high school student in rural Sunbury, N.C., Zamaria Kinsey has firsthand experience with the digital divide. A sophomore at Gates County High School, inconsistent internet access at school and home requires her to use a “hotspot” for internet connectivity on an almost daily basis.

NC AgrAbility, a program aimed at helping farmers, ranchers and other agricultural workers with disabilities, provided a way back to productivity for David Dyson, helping him to get a modified ATV after he became a quadriplegic. The 41-year-old Lee County farmer struck a sandbar while diving into the Black River during a family get-together in 2017.