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It is no secret that rural North Carolina, and rural areas of the United States generally, have struggled over the last few decades with trends that have imperiled the economic future of towns, surrounding...

Challenge is what defines success, the saying goes. Covering part of what would become one of the most difficult periods in modern American (and world) history, the League’s recently released Fiscal Year 2019–2020 Annual Report...

A new continuous learning platform with on-demand courses. Anyone serving in municipal government knows how time-consuming and knowledge-demanding it can be. That’s how it goes. And it’s why you, crossing experience with enthusiasm to serve,...

The process may have been different, but the result will look very familiar to members of the N.C. League of Municipalities. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to use remote meetings and voting via...

The longest-serving member of the League of Municipalities’ legal team has been presented the North Carolina Judicial Branch’s highest award. Gregg Schwitzgebel, the League’s associate general counsel, received the Friend of the Court honor...

Over a century ago, the N.C. League of Municipalities was formed, first and foremost, as an advocacy organization, to promote policies that would keep North Carolina cities and towns financially strong, vital, and allow...

Mark-Anthony Middleton guides Durham into its next chapter, asking, 'Who's not being heard?' To hear Mark-Anthony Middleton speak—whether it be as a councilman for the City of Durham, on his radio show, or during his...

Sylva, Webster, Dillsboro, and the rest of Jackson County have developed into one of the state’s premier destinations. In an area surrounded by beautiful towns and counties, how did their approach to tourism win...

Halloween is a big deal to communities across North Carolina. How to proceed in 2020 offered no easy solutions. Sure, local government and Halloween have crossed paths before: extra oversight from police, facilitating community events...

Lawsuits, extensions, pandemics, and uncertainty defined a 2020 census that may still have some storylines to write yet. Barring wildcard changes, the 2020 Census counting is done, and has been since mid-October. At the time of...