Press Releases

The state’s highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award, will be presented to nine distinguished North Carolinians Thursday, Nov. 18, at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Governor Roy Cooper will present the award. 
 

The North Carolina Arts Council has awarded the 

As a part of the Division of North Carolina Historic Sites and Properties’ True Inclusion initiative, the Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace is hosting a screening and webinar of the award-winning documentary “Wilmington On Fire.”

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that two historic districts and eight individual properties across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The North Carolina Zoo has been recognized by the

An important but long-overlooked event from the Civil War in North Carolina soon will get a new North Carolina Highway Historical Marker in Elizabeth City.

Celebrate the Halloween season at the Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site.

The State Archives of North Carolina will host a virtual roundtable, “Spooky Stories,” Tuesday, Oct. 26, 7-8:30 p.m.

The North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation (DPR) recommended 12 local community projects to the National Park Service for grant funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). LWCF is a federal matching grant program to improve and develop outdoor recreation opportunities.

The North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program recently established a partnership with the non-profit North Carolina Literary and Historical Association for a historical marker maintenance endowment fund.