League Update: NCLM Board of Directors Selected at CityVision 2021

Alexander, Neisler, and Harris to Lead Organization Over Next Year. Salisbury Mayor Karen Alexander will lead the N.C. League of Municipalities as president over the...

League Update: NCLM Report Calls for Broad Examinations of Policy Affecting...

After several months of work, NCLM’s Task Force on the Impact of City Leaders on Racial Equity has released a report calling for broad...

Speaking Out: Working Across Boundaries

As I begin my term as President of the N.C. League of Municipalities, I am so pleased to be working with a group of...

In Memoriam: ‘A Zest for Life’ Remembering Kelli Kukura

Kelli always thought it was strange that obits were written to say nice things about the person who died and who now couldn’t care...

Utility Regionalization

What is happening in the town of 1,700 may offer a model for other financially struggling rural water and sewer systems. The Town of Bethel...

The Homegrown Historic Showcase

Elizabeth City started the Historic Building Showcase, and Tarboro formalized it. Now, the format promises to boost towns’ rehabilitation efforts statewide. Launched by one municipality...

Time to Work Together: In Rep. Vernetta Alston’s Experience, Listening and...

The league’s quarterly legislator Q&A. If we’ll be talking about 2020 for the rest of our lives, 2021 is sure to be part of the...

Mayor Bill Dusch: The Concord Traveler

Marathon runner, pilot, and local leader—Bill Dusch’s unique outlook guides Concord’s evolution. For Mayor Bill Dusch, there is Concord and there is everywhere else, and...

Talk of Our Towns

The demands of the pandemic change almost daily, and our cities and towns are adapting. Community support, vaccine distribution, strategic development—the work of our...

NCLM Insurance: New Features, Same Great Coverage

Still for municipalities and by municipalities, the League’s offerings have a host of improvements for 2021. With immensely strong pools, exceedingly competitive costs and plans...