Town Manager Gilbert Davidson worked with his team to find a better way to engage the citizens of Marana, Arizona. The result is the Marana Citizens' Forum.

To spread awareness of prescription drug and heroin abuse, Gloucester County, Virginia launched its “Sink or Swim” campaign.

Assistant City Manager in Rockville, Maryland Jenny Kimball thought Lynique Murray would make a perfect community hero. As a community school coordinator for he Linkages to Learning Program at Maryvale Elementary School she helps students and their families with a passion that is shows. “The most rewarding part is seeing the smile on the children’s faces,”…

It’s Day 2 of Public Service Recognition Week and our celebration of community heroes is in full swing. Yesterday, we introduced you to newly retired County Executive Melissa Peacor of Prince William County and Code Compliance Investigator Jeff Loeffler (read Sunday’s post). Today, we introduce the second community hero out of Prince William County: Sergeant…

Celebrate the value of public service! If you look around your community, you’ll find people using their talents each day to improve our quality of life. Some are in very public roles—like police officers or teachers. Others keep the roads maintained, collect recycling, and beautify our parks and public spaces. In honor of public service,…

Like many communities facing both natural and man-made events, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, works to be prepared to deal with both.

So how as leaders do we approach the issue of conflict?

Local governments should get the word out about their initiatives through social media.