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The Town of Farmville represents all that is great about North Carolina communities. Its history is evident in each brick façade. Its strategy for success is straightforward—rather than chasing size, the focus is investment...

Local Leaders are Uniquely Positioned to Address This Issue. The League is Here to Help. Equity and equality. Not the same thing. A small lesson. But understanding that point clears up so much about the...

For municipalities and by municipalities, the League’s add-on, free-of-charge insurance services provide unparalleled value to members. With immensely strong pools, exceedingly competitive costs and plans geared specifically toward municipalities, insurance from the North Carolina League...

Attacks on local land-use authority have been the biggest thorn in the sides of cities and towns when it comes to policy proposals at the General Assembly. Every year, dozens of bills are filed by...

From the moment he knew his hometown could do better, Mayor Don Hardy has dedicated his life to Kinston with a born-to-serve approach. Don Hardy’s route to the Mayor’s office began in waist-high water. It was...

Ensuring continuity of leadership, this NCLM service has proven extraordinarily successful. Jim Freeman retired. And went right back to work. There was almost no free will in the matter. Sure, Freeman, who managed an array...

The League’s quarterly legislator Q&A. As a working mother of young children, Senator Sydney Batch of Apex isn’t the General Assembly’s usual demographic. Of course, it’s no secret that it’s been easier for the retired...

Recognized for Dedicated Service to North Carolina Cities and Towns. Before his passing in September at the too-young age of 60, following a difficult battle with cancer, former mayor of Goldsboro Chuck Allen was the...

A Satisfactory Conclusion to a Complex Problem. It was not a problem of cities’ making, but it is one that they must address later this year and next year. It also was not one that...

Over the last several weeks, the League of Municipalities has been diligently working to help member cities and towns prepare as American Rescue Plan funding is made available to each. No work is more crucial...