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Princeville, NC's mayor on the unique challenges his small town faces

By Leoneda Inge,

Published September 26, 2024 at 10:40 AM EDT

The Edgecombe County megasite for Natron Energy's battery gigafactory. — An energy batter factory site in Edgecombe County, about a ten minute drive from Princeville.

Leaders of small cities and towns use grassroots efforts to maintain populations against the trend of ‘urbanization.’

Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with one small town mayor in North Carolina - the mayor of Princeville - about the challenges of residents moving out of town, or 'outmigration.'

Guest

Bobbie Jones, Mayor of Princeville, North Carolina for 14 years

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Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for WUNC, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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