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Midway tries to stay rural while growing as a town
Salem, wasn’t even a town for most of its history. The Davidson County community became a municipality in 2006 in an effort ...
Mayor: Loss of libraries would cause rural towns to be 'completely isolated'
In a determined display of small-town spirit, Coney Pizza boxes carry an urgent message: “Save George’s Creek Library.” Lonaconing Mayor Jack Coburn, who owns the pizzeria, wants local residents to ...
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This rural Story Co. town is enjoying an economic boom by embracing history, new business
Slater city officials and the Ames Regional Economic Alliance are teaming up to find a new restaurant for a historic building ...
Small towns are offering millions in tax breaks to land the mega gas station with a cult-like following and the ‘cleanest restrooms in America’
Small towns across America are desperate for their own Buc-ee's mega gas stations and some are willing to shell out millions to attract the chain and its possible economic development boost.
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Fiction to reality: Bridging the urban-rural divide
In “This View From Here,” one of the winning stories in this year’s Imagine 2200 short fiction contest, author Rich Larson ...
Minnesota director heads to St. Cloud to film ‘My Town’ show this fall
Cory Hepola, an erstwhile Twin Cities television and radio anchor, is the program's director and host. The show positively portrays rural America and aims to accurately explain rural living, since so ...
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Zoning can spark tension in rural Vermont, but what's the cost of opting out? Mt. Tabor offers a clue
A building collapse last summer in Mt. Tabor and its aftermath set off a chain of events pitting town officials, neighbors, ...
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Harmonizing Urban and Rural Definitions for Better International Comparisons
The Degree of Urbanisation manual, developed by six international organizations, standardizes the classification of cities, ...