GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein inducted 15 outstanding North Carolinians into The Order of the Long Leaf Pine for their community contributions at the Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro on Wednesday.
The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is the state’s highest civilian honor.
Among the honorees, all but two were from the Piedmont Triad. Six were from Forsyth County, five were from Guilford County and two were from Rockingham County.
The list included prominent local figures across education, government, nonprofit leadership, law enforcement, justice and business.
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