The Pembroke Town Council met University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate Shayla Douglas, a Lead for North Carolina fellow, who will spend at least a year in Pembroke. Lead for North Carolina is a pilot program for the … Read more

Lead for North Carolina Fellow Walker Harrison is excited to have the opportunity to serve the Spindale community and make connections with a town that was not just a dot on the map. UNC-Chapel Hill graduate Walker Harrison was recently … Read more

While Dante Pittman envisioned eventually returning to Wilson, he admits a local government job wasn’t on his radar. The University of North Carolina graduate was working as a state attorney general’s aide when he learned about Lead for North Carolina … Read more

Shallotte’s most recent addition to its governmental organization is no stranger to the area. As a matter of fact, during one of many visits to her grandmother’s Ocean Isle beach home, she lost her first tooth. The memory is one … Read more

The city of Hendersonville is participating in a UNC School of Government fellowship program designed to to introduce recent college graduates to employment with local government. Through the program, Lead for North Carolina, and with the help of a $500,000 … Read more

Truthfully, you never know what you’re going to get in Edenton and Chowan County. The people are an eclectic blend, which makes this series of stories as fascinating as exploring new worlds. Saoirse Littlebear Scott – she’s the new girl … Read more