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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

Oakland County, Mich. Commissioner Yolanda Smith Charles discusses housing needs at a press conference. Photo courtesy of Yolanda Smith Charles
County News

Commissioner fights for ‘forgotten’ township

Yolanda Smith Charles has championed a small municipality in her Oakland County, Mich. district that has been dismantled as others grow.

A stolen backhoe being unloaded in March 2024 from a semitruck, recovered by law enforcement in Tulare County, Calif. Photo courtesy of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office
County News

California counties fight agricultural crime

Sheriffs' offices and prosecutors in California's central valley make specific efforts to prevent and prosecute crimes against the agricultural community.

Members of the NACo Intergovernmental Disaster Reform Task Force gather to discuss how to improve mitigation, response and recovery efforts.
County News

NACo history: Counties emerge from pandemic

Counties across the country emerged from the pandemic with a historic legislative achievement and a roadmap to making more out of the intergovernmental relationship.

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