county seat

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Bradley Cobb, 47, a UPS driver and a preacher in Charleston, another county seat, said he, his wife and their voting-age children all support anti-prison candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Kerrville, the county seat, was listed among the areas identified as having the “greatest known flood risks and mitigation needs.”

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

As the county seat of Elmore County, Wetumpka, Alabama, would serve as an anchor for one of two “supersize” prisons being built with up to 4,000 beds.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024

The Department of Public Health filed suit against El Dorado County and its county seat of Placerville this year contending that their bans on syringe programs defied the state health and safety code.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2024

It was nearly eleven o’clock when he drove into Newton, the weatherbeaten old county seat lying on the cliffs above the Embarrass River.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt