On Monday, NCA&T will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Contest. A&T students Kieren Nite, Ariyanna Clark-Drew, and Zayveon Davis share their reflections on the slain civil rights leader and how his life has impacted theirs nearly 60 years after his death.

The Camel City Coach Company and the Bahnson Company building have been nominated by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to join the National Register of Historic Places.

People in Wrightsville Beach jumped in the ocean for the annual Polar Plunge to benefit Communities In Schools of Cape Fear.

The seemingly odd pronunciation of a popular Winston-Salem neighborhood, Buena Vista, has one of our listeners wondering why people say it that way. In this edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Amy Diaz talks to residents, a librarian and an expert in linguistics to find the answer.

After a difficult year, visitor data shows that tourism has been looking up this fall.

The International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro is holding a book launch Saturday for “Belles of Liberty: Gender, Bennett College and the Civil Rights Movement in Greensboro, North Carolina."

In Richlands, Civil War History Center Educational director, Dr. Michael McElreath and history professors from Appalachian State University and University of North Carolina - Wilmington led discussions on the Civil War in Eastern North Carolina and how best to teach both about the causes of the war and divisions in the United States today.

Police say this year’s Carolina Classic Fair wrapped up without any major disruptions — a sharp contrast to last year.

In this edition of Carolina Curious, Eddie Garcia scours the archives to learn about Greensboro's Ireland House.

A listener kept driving through the same eerie patch of fog. The explanation for it ties into one of North Carolina's most famous ghost stories.