Press Releases Press Release Terms - Any -AwardsCivil WarEducationEducators' NewsletterExhibitsFestivalsGrants and GiftsHighway MarkersHistoric PreservationKids' ActivitiesLecturesLiving HistoryMusicPeopleSpecial ToursThings to Do Vonda Martin Named Division of Parks and Recreation Grants and Outreach Manager Friday, June 24, 2022 at 12:00 PM RALEIGH, N.C. — Vonda Martin is the new division of parks and recreation grants and outreach manager, the division announced Friday. Martin succeeds Chris Schmidt, who has served as interim grants and outreach manager since 2018. Shimel To Lead State Parks’ East District Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 12:00 PM Joe Shimel is the new east district superintendent of North Carolina state parks, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. Shimel succeeds Sarah Kendrick, who served as acting superintendent beginning in 2020. State Capitol to Host Virtual Program About State’s First Jewish Legislator Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:00 PM The North Carolina State Capitol is hosting legal scholar Seth Barrett Tillman on Thursday, May 5 at 6 p.m. for "New Thinking on Jacob Henry," a virtual talk about North Carolina's first Jewish legislator. State Archives to host a virtual program on documentary poetry featuring N.C. Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 12:00 PM To celebrate National Poetry Month, the State Archives of North Carolina, in collaboration with the North Carolina Arts Council, will host "History in Verse," featuring N.C. Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green. HBCU Internships Through the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM Students at the state’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will have the opportunity to learn and earn this summer through a 10-week paid summer internship within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Will Summer Named Director of the N.C. Division of Land and Water Stewardship and Executive Director of the N.C. Land and Water Fund Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 12:00 PM The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced today that Will Summer has been named as the next director of the N.C. Division of Land and Water Stewardship and Executive Director of the N.C. Land and Water Fund (NCLWF). Stokes Early College High School Awarded Four Heirloom Apple Trees By Horne Creek Living Historical Farm Monday, December 13, 2021 at 12:00 PM Stokes Early College High School (SECHS) in Walnut Cove, N.C. is the recipient of this year’s grant from Horne Creek Farm’s “Instructional Heirloom Apple Orchard for Schools” program. N.C. Arts Council Awards Statewide Initiative Grant to N.C. Central University’s Teaching Artist Certificate Program Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 12:00 PM The North Carolina Arts Council has awarded the Sicard Named Superintendent of Grandfather Mountain State Park Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 12:00 PM Andy Sicard is the new superintendent of Grandfather Mountain State Park in Avery, Caldwell and Watauga counties, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. Sicard succeeds Kevin Bischof, who transferred to serve as superintendent at Gorges State Park in June. 2021 North Carolina Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeships Announced Friday, September 10, 2021 at 12:00 PM The North Carolina Arts Council announced today that five traditional artist teams from western North Carolina have received the third annual North Carolina Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeships awards. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page ›› Last page Last » Subscribe to Press Releases