Fairfax County, Va.’s Urban Search and Rescue team came home to a hero’s welcome after its two-week deployment to Haiti.

A NACo survey shows 55 percent of counties don’t make use, yet, of social media tools, like Twitter and Facebook.

Wakulla County, Fla. commission chairman volunteered to mend the broken bones of Haitian earthquake victims.

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President Obama called on Congress to pass comprehensive health reform legislation in his first State of the Union address without laying out a specific path to achieve that end.

In good times and tough times, it’s always important for county officials to promote essential and effective services and programs available to residents. An effective and fun way to accomplish this is to celebrate National County GovernmentMonth (NCGM) in April

County News celebrates NACo’s 75th Anniversary with a look back at the issues and events that affected counties over the past several decades as reported in County News.

Alleviating overcrowding in the nation’s county jails and state prisons was the focus of discussion during the NACo Justice and Public Safety (JPS) Steering Committee policy and strategy meeting Jan. 20–23 in Bexar County (San Antonio), Texas.

Within days of the earthquake and ensuing devastation in Haiti, many of NACo’s premier corporate members have responded with cash contributions, donated services and supplies, and emergency response teams.

Many people fly into Orlando, Fla. ready for the vacation of their dreams at a resort, but in January people began flying into the Orlando Sanford International airport to escape a nightmare.

Counties across the U.S. are organizing efforts to help thousands of Haitians in need of help after the deadly earthquake. From blood drives to fundraisers, here is a sampling of what some counties are doing to help.

The board of directors for the Kentucky Association of Counties has chosen the group’s longtime deputy director as the new executive director.

Broward County, Fla. is stepping up efforts for an accurate 2010 Census count to ensure it receives maximum population-based funding.

On Jan. 21, the Department of Energy (DOE) published proposed monthly reporting requirements on the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program in the Federal Register.

San Bernardino County, Calif. Defends against Scam Artists

On Jan. 21, the Department of Energy (DOE) published proposed monthly reporting requirements on the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program in the Federal Register.

A county health rankings list will be released on Feb. 17 in Washington, D.C. by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.