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11933
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Lail discusses how local governments in North Carolina are playing a significant role in promoting \"green\"Â initiatives.
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11934
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Lail examines cities and towns that are promoting wellness in their communities, including Bessemer City, Carolina Beach, and Apex.
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12493
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Gastonia won the prestigious National Civic League's All America City & Community Award for 2010. The award is given to communities that identify problems and solve them. Only ten awards are presented nationwide. Gastonia first won the award in 1963 and again in 2000.
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12850
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The Preserve America Community Program \"is a federal effort to encourage and support preservation and enjoyment of America's cultural and natural heritage.\"Â Twenty-nine communities across the nation received the award this year. Five of them were from North Carolina: Asheboro, Hendersonville, Hillsborough, Waxhaw, and Transylvania County.
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12974
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Forty years ago, William S. Powell published the North Carolina Gazetteer, a listing of about 19,000 place names in the state. Recently Michael Hill, research supervisor at the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, was assigned the task of updating the book by adding 2,000 more entries. The second edition was released in 2010.
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The Municipal Administration course is offered by the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to municipal managers, department heads, and other officials. At the close of instruction, class members vote anonymously for the student who best meets the criteria for the George Franklin Award. Franklin was a former counsel for the N.C. League of Municipalities. Stevie Cox, Toen Manager for Chadbourn, received the award in 2010. Blair Barton-Percival, assistant director of the Area Agency on Aging for the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments, received the Edwin M. Gill Award.
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13316
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The cities of Archdale and Durham were named the inaugural winners of the Susan M. Burgess Sustainability Awards. The award, which was established in 2010, will be an annual award recognizing efforts to lessen the environmental impact of municipal operations and to promote and encourage sustainability throughout the community.
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13397
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In December 2010, Charlotte Council Member James E. Mitchell, Jr. was sworn in as president of the National League of Cities for 2010-2011. He is the first North Carolina municipal official to lead the organization since former Scotland Neck mayor Ferd Harrison served as president nearly thirty years ago.
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13398
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Housing North Carolina Awards recognize affordable housing developments that can serve as models for other communities. Criteria include affordability, design, contribution to the community, and other features, such as services for residents. The winners are Nathaniel Village (Greenville); Habitat for Humanity (Charlotte); Prosperity Unlimited, Inc. (Kannapolis); Creekside Crossing (Spindale); and Eisele Home (Statesville).
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13399
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Chris D. Jones, III, who was sworn in as president of the North Carolina League of Municipalities in October 2010, is profiled.
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15167
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Citizens of Rocky Mount elected Fred Turnage mayor in 1973, and he served the city for the following thirty-four years. He dealt with some contentious issues during his tenure, including Sunday \"blue\" laws; liquor by the drink; and the merger of the city and county school systems. In 1977-78, he served as president of the North Carolina League of Municipalities. He died on July 31, 2011 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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15168
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Mayor Fred Turnage of Rocky Mount is fondly remembered in this column which appeared in the August 1, 2011 issue of the Rocky Mount Telegram.
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16036
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Latimer B. Alexander, IV, High Point mayor pro tem, was sworn in as the new North Carolina League of Municipalities' Board of Director's President for 2011-2012 at the League's annual conference last October. A native of Statesville, Alexander and his wife have lived in High Point since 1980. A small business owner in the furniture industry, he sold controlling interest in 2006 to one of his largest business suppliers. He still works for the company which does business as Latimer Alexander LLC.
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16037
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Housing North Carolina Awards recognize affordable housing developments that can serve as models for other communities. Criteria include affordability, design, contribution to the community, and other features, such as services for residents. The winners are Choanoke Area Development Association of North Carolina, Inc. (Rich Square); Allison Summit (Statesville); Gateway Village (Gastonia); Tanglewood and Bermuda Run Apartments (Warsaw); Hunters Hill (Winston-Salem); and My Sister Susan's House (Greensboro).
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16038
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The North Carolina League of Municipalities highlights some of the many accolades given to the member cities and towns, such as the Susan M. Burgess Sustainability Award, Distinguished Budget Award, and the Reliable Public Power Award.
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