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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 next year, following her election at this year’s CityVision Virtual...

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 examinations of municipal policies affecting racial equity and setting the...

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 dedicated public officials and staff that are committed to making...

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 less. She wanted her obit to be about—and for—those she...

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 may soon be out of the water and sewer business. If...

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 and successfully replicated by a second, Historic Building Showcases seemed...

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 conversation. The hope: this is the year we make it...

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 he’s seen almost all of both. There are a few different...

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 municipalities is always impressive, but this period of public service...

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 geared specifically toward municipalities, insurance from the North Carolina League...