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Iredell County has received a $10,000 county committee grant from North Carolina’s America 250 NC initiative for a project to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026.

America 250 NC is North Carolina’s commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary and is led by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The grant program is designed to spark commemoration programs and activities on a local level.

Each county in the state of North Carolina can have one official committee to create events and establish guidelines as to how they will celebrate America 250 in 2026. The Iredell County America 250 NC Committee consists of over two dozen members from various local organizations.

The Iredell County Committee is broken down into four subcommittees: Marketing & Tourism, Literary, Preservation, and Education. The committee invites the public to participate in the planning of Iredell County America 250 NC by joining one of these subcommittees.

“It’s an honor to be part of such a momentous occasion in the history of our country, state, and county,” said Juli Moore, Library Director and Iredell County America 250 NC Committee Chair. “We look forward to celebrating America’s semi-quincentennial throughout 2026.”

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For more information on the America 250 NC – Iredell County Committee or to volunteer to assist with planning, visit https://iredell.lib.nc.us/528/America-250 or contact Juli Moore at julianne.moore@iredellcountync.gov or 704-878-3092.