Two more North Carolina cities have been named All-America Cities by the National Civic League, again establishing North Carolina as one of the leaders in this program.
And, personally, I'm equally proud this time around. The two winners this year from N.C. (out of 10 total nationwide) were Clinton (my mom's hometown) and Hickory (my dad's hometown).
"We’re just elated,” said Clinton Mayor Starling to the Sampson Independent. “Words can’t describe how we feel.” Clinton won for the first time.
Hickory, however, joins Asheville and Laurinbug as a rare three-time winner (less than 30 nationwide).
“We’re on top of the world right now,” Mayor Rudy Wright told the Hickory Daily Record.
By the way, below is a list of all the past winners from North Carolina. (I've made my own updating to the list, since the NCL site has not.)
There's a lot in common with these cities (hint, hint).
Asheville, 1969, 1997
Asheville-Buncombe County, 1951
Charlotte, 1968 [Parents met here and first lived here]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, 1990
Clinton, 2007 [Mother's hometown]
Concord, 2004
Dunn, 1989 [MY hometown]
Durham, 1982-83
Fayetteville, 1984-85, 2001 [Grandfather's hometown]
Gastonia, 1963, 2000
Greensboro, 1966, 1991
Hamlet, 1990
Hickory, 1967, 1986-87, 2007 [Father's hometown]
High Point, 1962
Jacksonville, 1992 [Was born here; family lived here multiple times]
Kinston, 1988 [Lived here as a child]
Laurinburg, 1956, 1967, 2003
Lumberton, 1970, 1995
Mt. Airy, 1994
New Bern, 1989 [Sister lives here]
Raleigh, 1974-75 [Educated here, current home town]
Rockingham, 1979-80
Rocky Mount, 1969, 1999
Salisbury, 1961
Shelby, 1970
Statesville, 1997 [Parents lived here; sister born here]
Tarboro, 1976-77
Washington, 1993
Wilmington, 1965
Wilson, 1972, 2003
Winston-Salem, 1959, 1964
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