The rural N.C. mayor betting big on clean energy to uplift his hometown

Published on April 15, 2025

ENFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA — When history buffs reenacted a Revolutionary War general’s visit to this tiny, rural North Carolina town in February, its top elected official was notably absent. General Marquis de Lafayette may have helped liberate America from England, but over 240 years later his story has little…

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