It Just Feels Like Home
by Jerry C. Ausband

Like the pitch, tar and turpentine that were once harvested from the multitude of pine trees as one of the past major industries in our State, this new “educational glue” flows freely in this 500 +/- acre planned community located in Jacksonville, NC.

Carolina Forest points with pride to its community elementary school. Carolina Forest Elementary School opened in 2005 thanks in part to a 30-acre land donation from Carolina Forest developer Mr. Garland W. Tuton.

Elementary education is the glue that unites the people of Carolina Forest, a planned community for the citizens of Jacksonville.

But Carolina Forest is more than just an outstanding school. For families that crave convenience, Carolina Forest fits the bill. Located just a few miles from beautiful North Carolina beaches and our nation’s pride of U.S. Marine Corps installations, this community boasts near-by shopping, banks, churches, public golf courses and much more-- all surrounded by the natural beauty that has been so diligently preserved.

By and large, the individual neighborhoods in Carolina Forest are designed for specific needs, family sizes and appropriate geography and landscaping. An on-site sales and information center is conveniently located adjacent to the Carolina Forest Elementary School. Locally owned and operated, the Jacksonville Realty Group, Inc represents each builder with on-site models and sales.

As one future homeowner stated, “The community feels like the neighborhoods that I grew up in. You know your neighbors, you have a monthly get together and everyone watches out for each other and their kids.”

It just feels like home.