Local Spotlight: The Town of Farmville

The Town of Farmville represents all that is great about North Carolina communities. Its history is evident in each brick façade. Its strategy for...

The Race Conversation: League Gets DIRECT

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....

NCLM Insurance: Unmatched Service, Unmatched Offerings

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...

Taking the Field: Why Local Land-Use Rules Matter

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...

Mayor Don Hardy: The Ever-Present Voice of Kinston

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...

League Program Connects Manager-less Towns with Interim Talent

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...

Busy Life to Busier Life: Senator Sydney Batch on the Day Job and Motherhood...

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,...

Honoring the Late Mayor Allen: NCLM Gives Former Goldsboro Mayor Meritorious Lifetime Membership Award

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...

Municipal Election Delays

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...

Speaking Out: The American Rescue Plan: A Critical Moment

Over the last several weeks, the League of Municipalities has been diligently working to help member cities and towns prepare as American Rescue Plan...