Editor’s Note: J. Myrick Howard previously was honored as a News & Observer Tar Heel of the Week. This story was originally published Aug. 10, 1997. He was named The N&O’s Tar Heel of the Year in 2023 ...

LEXINGTON – The longtime saga of Dunbar High School has added another chapter after a proposed project to convert the building into apartments for senior citizens has fallen through. The property, ...

Preservation North Carolina inspects the Faison-Williams House through the Endangered Properties Program hoping to eventually open its doors to the town in its sound condition. Preservation North ...

The News & Observer recognizes North Carolina residents who have made significant contributions in the last year and beyond. These people have made a difference in our region, state and elsewhere.

The Twin Counties will be abuzz next week as the city of Rocky Mount and the town of Tarboro team up to play host to Preservation NC’s 2024 Annual Conference. The three-day event is scheduled to start ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – Donations are down ...

Preservation NC’s three-day annual conference concluded at the Calvary Episcopal Church in Tarboro where attendees received a presentation of the historical landmarks located throughout the town ...

A historic minor basilica in Asheville, North Carolina, has received a $750,000 preservation grant from the National Park Service (NPS) to preserve what the government calls a “cultural and ...

J. Myrick Howard, executive director of Preservation North Carolina, was photographed Aug. 5, 1997 in the Briggs Hardware Building in Raleigh. 1997 NEWS & OBSERVER FILE PHOTO Editor’s Note: J. Myrick ...

The main building at the Spray Cotton Mills complex in Eden, North Carolina, was destroyed by fire in January 2023. Preservation NC Myrick Howard says when Preservation North Carolina sets out to ...

The main building at the Spray Cotton Mills complex in Eden, North Carolina, was destroyed by fire in January 2023. Preservation NC The News & Observer recognizes North Carolina residents who have ...