Red Hill General Store

05/27/2026

Here’s the thing about summer around here…

You can either fight the bugs all season… or get smarter than them.

We’ve been talking a lot lately about some of our favorite bug solutions at the store because honestly, they’re just plain interesting.

There’s Zevo On-Body, which uses IR3535® — an ingredient inspired by a naturally occurring amino acid. No DEET, no harsh chemical smell, no greasy feeling. Just solid protection against mosquitoes and ticks for up to 8 hours. A lot of folks like it because it’s designed to target bugs, not everything else around you.

Then there’s Tick Tape, which might be one of the simplest ideas we’ve ever seen. It’s double-sided sticky tape you wrap around the tops of your boots or socks before heading into the woods or tall grass. Ticks, chiggers, and fleas can’t crawl past it — they just get stuck. No poison. No chemicals. Just tape doing its job.

And of course, good old Neem Oil — used for thousands of years as a natural insect repellent and still going strong with folks looking for a more natural option outdoors.

Funny how some of the best ideas are either incredibly old… or incredibly simple.

We’ve got all three and more here at the store if you want to check them out before the mosquitoes decide you’re their next meal.

05/25/2026

One trip to Red Hill = garden ready. 🌱

Top soil. Potting mix. Raised bed soil. Cow manure. FoxFarm Ocean Forest. 13-13-13 fertilizer. Lawn lime. All in stock, all priced right.

📍 Red Hill General Store, Hillsville

05/23/2026

Ball Mason jars have been on Appalachian tables for over 130 years — filled with everything from tomatoes to apple butter to moonshine. 😄

This summer's Limited Edition Americana collection feels right at home here at our store in Hillsville. Pints & quarts in stock now - just in time for Memorial Day!

05/21/2026

There used to be a bell for everything.

Dinner time.

Work time.

Calling folks in before dark.

You didn’t need a phone—just something that carried across the land.

Made in the USA quality bells since 1832.

Some things are just worth keeping.

Cowbells and liberty bells in limited America 250 editions. Shop in store or online: https://bell-outlet.com/America-250-Merchandise.htm

05/19/2026

Plant Restock! We've got:
Solar Flare
Petunia Mix
Brandywine Tomatoes
Salad Mix
Coleus
To***co
Mixed Herbs
Eggplant
Pastel Yarrow
Stripey Tomatoes
Old German Heirloom Tomatoes
Yellow Pear Tomatoes
Sungold Tomatoes
White Cherry Tomatoes
Zapotec Tomatoes
Love Apple Tomatoes
Mixed Bell Pepper
Kimchi Pepper
Broccoli Mix

Stay tuned! In two weeks -
We will get pickling and burpless cucumbers.
And half a flat of squash and half of zucchini.

Singles $1.99
4 Pack $2.99

05/17/2026

Nobody sat in a rocking chair to scroll their phone. They sat there to think, talk, and watch the road.

The front porch rocking chair is one of the oldest American traditions we still actually keep. In Appalachian communities like ours, the porch wasn't decorative — it was where you did life. Shelled beans. Watched storms roll in off the ridge. Told stories after supper.

The first decorative garden flags showed up in American yards sometime in the 1970s — a quiet little tradition that said “we celebrate here.” And truth is, that porch was usually where you saw them first.

Long before HOA rules and Pinterest boards, families marked the Fourth with whatever they had: hand-painted signs, bunting made from old dress fabric, a coffee can of sparklers on the porch rail.

This red-white-and-blue bead garland draped over a weathered old rocker? That’s not just decoration. That’s a statement: we still live that way. Simple wooden beads and felt stars — the kind of thing you’d hang up and leave out all summer.

And this red-white-and-blue firecracker flag is $9.99 and comes in July 4th ready. But the tradition it represents? That’s been in your family longer than you remember.

We’ve got ’em in stock — come pick one up before they’re gone.

👉 Show us your porch setup! We want to see how Carroll County does summer.

05/15/2026

There’s just something about a clothesline…

Sun on your back, a little breeze rolling through, and a line full of clean laundry snapping in the wind. Smells better than anything you’ll get out of a dryer.

We’ve got two styles of Ben-Mor Clothesline Kits in stock — simple, sturdy, and ready to put up without a lot of fuss. The kind of setup folks have been using for generations.

No electricity.
No noise.
Just fresh air and sunshine doing what they’ve always done.

If you’re trying to save a little on the power bill, or just like doing things the old way, this setup is hard to beat.

You can stop by the store and pick one up, or order online here: https://www.redhillgeneralstore.com/housewares/laundry/Ben-Mor-Clothesline-Kit.htm

Sometimes the old ways still work best.

05/13/2026

There's a right way and a wrong way to fly the American flag. Most people don't know the difference.

Valley Forge Flag Co. has been making American flags since 1882 — over 140 years, right here in the USA. Their name comes from the place where Washington's army camped through the winter of 1777–78, when the men literally froze and starved to hold the line.

There's a reason this company picked that name. Flying a flag that's faded, frayed, or installed wrong is a quiet kind of disrespect — not the kind anyone intends, just the kind that happens when you don't know better. We carry their full line: 4'x6' sewn nylon flags, mounting brackets, solar flagpole lights, rotating rings that keep it from wrapping the pole. Everything you need to do it properly. Made in America, built to last.

05/11/2026

Your mailbox is the first thing people see.

Here's a little piece of history: the roadside mailbox became standard in rural America after the Rural Free Delivery Act of 1896 — before that, farm families drove to town just to get their mail.

That little metal box out at the end of your lane has stood through a lot. Show it some love this summer. This decorative mailbox cover from Evergreen slips right over your existing box — no tools, no hardware, just snap it on. Mason jars, daisies, poppies, stars. It's $14.99 and looks like something your great-aunt would've stitched by hand........ Mailboxes, Mailbox posts, and mailbox covers in stock!

👉 Tag someone whose mailbox needs a little TLC this summer.

05/09/2026

Your grandma had this on her kitchen table. You just didn't know what it was called.

Oilcloth — wipe-clean, waterproof, printed fabric on a roll — was a staple of American farmhouse kitchens from the late 1800s well into the 1960s.

Before plastics got cheap and disposable became fashionable, families used oilcloth because it *lasted*. You wiped it down, you rolled it up, you used it again next Sunday. It came in bold patterns: strawberries, florals, polka dots, gingham. Sound familiar?

We sell it by the yard, cut right here in the store. Perfect for picnic tables, potting benches, shelf liner, kids' craft tables. The red-and-blue stars print? That's your July 4th picnic table, sorted. At just $9.99/yard

👉 What pattern did your family have? Gingham? Cherries? Florals? Tell us in the comments.

05/07/2026

The folks over at The New York Times put together a gift guide for folks who actually like cleaning — and right there in the mix was that little tin we’ve had sitting on our shelves for years…

Old Craftsman’s White Ring Remover.

And not only that — they mentioned us as the place to find it.

Now if you’ve never used it, here’s the thing…

This isn’t some big fancy cleaner. It’s just a small 1/2 oz tin that works like “first aid for your furniture.”

Left a coffee cup on the table too long?
Water ring from a vase?
That cloudy white mark that won’t go away?

A little bit of this, a soft cloth, and a gentle rub — and most of the time, it disappears.

A few things folks like about it:
• Made right here in the USA
• Been around for years — one of those “if you know, you know” kind of products
• Works on those everyday accidents we’ve all had at least once

It’s funny… the kind of thing you don’t think much about until you need it.
Then suddenly, it’s the most useful thing in the house.

If you saw the article and came looking — we’ve got it.

And if you didn’t… well, now you’ve got a little trick up your sleeve for the next time someone forgets a coaster 😉

For those who love nothing more than a sparkling home and a well-scrubbed surface, we have gifts to make cleaning easier, more fun, and loads more stylish.