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

Meadow Valley’s population was 500, and the big town was nearby Quincy, the county seat, with about 5,000 residents, but it still had an orchestra and she and her husband were both members.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 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

Adan Diaz Ruiz, mayor of San Pedro Tapanatepec, the county seat, happens by in his pickup.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario