The first North Carolina state flag in history was heavily inspired by the first Confederate States of America flag. This flag didn't have the blue X-shape of later Confederate flags.

The state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources said it bought the flags to celebrate "the golden age of piracy" and North Carolina's long maritime history. The Blackbeard 300 Committee ...

United States and North Carolina flags will remain at half-staff Thursday, Jan. 30. Flags have been at half-staff since Dec. 30 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29.

In addition to Biden's proclamation, Gov. Roy Cooper ordered NC flags to be lowered to half-staff on Dec. 30 in honor and remembrance of the life of the nation's 39th U.S. President, Jimmy Carter.

North Carolina has joined some other states that will raise flags to full staff on President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, despite the traditional mourning period following a former ...