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Charlie Ban

County News Digital Editor & Senior Writer

About Charlie Ban

Charlie is the County News digital editor and senior writer. He previously covered Hanover, Goochland and Louisa counties in Virginia for the Herald-Progress; Westmoreland, Fairfax, Henrico and Chesterfield counties in Virginia for the Times-Dispatch; and Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland and Armstrong counties in Pennsylvania for the Valley News Dispatch. He has a B.A. from the University of Richmond, 2004.

Latest Articles from Charlie

Custer County,  Idaho Commissioner Will Naillon  Photo by Charlie Ban
County News

Now I know that solid waste is complicated

Custer County, Idaho Commissioner Will Naillon says solid waste removal is "one of the things that people often take for granted until it’s their job to make sure it happens... that’s the story of being a county commissioner."

Bernie Hillenbrand became NACo’s first executive director in 1957, serving until 1982.
County News

NACo in the ‘60s: A new vision and a new name

After hiring its first executive director in 1957, NACo surged ahead in the following years, overhauling funding, advocacy and strategy on the way to becoming a player in national affairs and national political campaigns.

Prairie County, Mont. Commissioner Todd Devlin and Fremont County, Colo. Commissioner Dwayne McFall prepare for their Capitol Hill visits during the PILT Fly-In Sept. 10. McFall is the Western Interstate Region first vice president. Photo by Charlie Ban
County News

Record high Capitol Hill meeting schedule pushes public lands funding

More than three dozen public lands county officials conducted 80 meetings with congressional staff to advocate for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes and Secure Rural Schools programs.

G. Claiborne Blanton, Joseph F. Hammond, Harry Bartell and Stanley Martin review the program for the 1949 National Association of County Officers Annual Conference.
County News

Dedicated members drove NACo’s early days

For the first two decades of NACo’s existence, the organization was unrecognizable to the modern county official.

Roane County, Tenn. Mayor Wade Creswell describes his county's infrastructure support for nuclear workforce development. Photo by Charlie Ban
County News

Eastern Tennessee counties collaborate on nuclear energy ambitions

Decades after the Manhattan Project, cooperation among Roane, Anderson and Knox counties in Tennessee drives toward a high profile for nuclear power.

J.D. Clark takes the oath of office, administered by his daughter, Claire, at the 2025 Annual Conference. Photo by Denny Henry
County News

J.D. Clark is up to a Texas-sized challenge

NACo's new president got his start in county government covering meetings for his local newspaper as a high school student.

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