HANCOCK COUNTY — Ramona Carrico takes a little rock with a scarecrow painted on it everywhere she travels. Her husband found the painted stone — which accompanied Carrico on a work trip to Reno, ...

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but they needn’t be one’s only friend. That lump of colorless carbon is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to nature’s jewel box. Semiprecious stones come ...

Like many homeowners, Jenny Mekemson buys bags of palm-sized landscaping rocks to put in her garden. Most people arrange them around the plants as a low-maintenance weed barrier. Mekemson's garden ...