For generations, shove poles have helped boaters navigate the shallow waters of Currituck, Albemarle, and Pamlico sounds.
The Lines That Shape Us
To live in North Carolina is to live within our borders, but those boundaries are more than just lines on a map.
Celebrating Our State
For 85 years, Our State has been highlighting the people and places that make us proud to call North Carolina home.
Crafted in Carolina: Thomas Built Buses
We can't help but feel proud knowing that these sturdy school buses were dreamed up and built right down the road.
Preserving History
Earl Kirkland shares stories of the Great Flood of 1940 with visitors of the Swain County Heritage Museum.
Back in the Day: Savior of the Soil
Learn how Wadesboro native Hugh Hammond Bennett became North Carolina’s “Father of Soil Conservation.”
The 1940s: The Deluge of 1940
Mountain communities bear the brunt of the decade’s most deadly Atlantic storm — forever changing our western landscape.
