Ragan was a recipient of the North Carolina Award in Fine Arts, the Roanoke-Chowan, Parker and Morrison Awards, the North Caroliniana Society Award, and he was elected to the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame.
Ragan was a recipient of the North Carolina Award in Fine Arts, the Roanoke-Chowan, Parker and Morrison Awards and the North Caroliniana Society Award. He was elected to both the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame and The North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame.