Robert Lee Guy, the former head of the state's troubled probation department, was handed one of the state's highest honors.

But there's no official record of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine being given to Guy, who came under fierce criticism for his management of the N.C. Division of Community Corrections, Sarah Ovaska reports.

The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is considered the highest civilian honor that a North Carolina governor can bestow. Then-Gov. Mike Easley signed it Jan. 9, the day before he left office.

Guy said he received the award at a Feb. 13 retirement party in Fayetteville for his 31 years of work with the probation system.

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