county seat

Example Sentences

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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

The two had a falling out in 2016, during Do’s campaign for the county seat.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

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

She’d left Wordsworth, the county seat, a slave, and returned in 1888 a free woman.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison