Editor's Pick From the ‘coolest’ to the foolish, the best and worst slogans for NC towns and counties Martha Quillin, The Charlotte Observer Oct 4, 2023 Oct 4, 2023 Updated Sep 7, 2024 0 × Afternoon temperatures in the 60s this weekend with lows in the 40s. Meteorologist Sean Sublette explains. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crafting a county or municipal motto is a bit like writing an epitaph: Few words, great meaning.kAm{F4<:=J[ >@EE@D FDF2==J 2C6?’E 42CG65 :? DE@?6[ D@ E96J 42? 36 FA52E65 E@ C67=64E E96 H2J 4@>>F?:E:6D 492?86 2?5 E96 :>286D E96J H2?E E@ AC@;64E]k^AmkAm%9:D H66<[ sFC92> F?G6:=65 E96 D=@82? 7@C :ED ?6H6DE AC@>@E:@?2= 42>A2:8?i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?6HD@3D6CG6C]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4@F?E:6D^5FC92>\4@F?EJ^2CE:4=6ag__eaech]9E>=Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ0D6=7Qm“s@ :E :? sFC92>]”k^2m %96 D=:89E=J DF886DE:G6 :?G:E2E:@? >256 FD H@?56C H92E @E96C A:E9J 3C2?5:?8 >6DD286D 92G6 366? 6>A=@J65 2C@F?5 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 E9C@F89 E96 J62CD]k^Am kAmw6C6 2C6 D@>6 >2C<6E:?8 677@CED H@CE9 >6?E:@?:?8]k^Am People are also reading… David Hoffmann: Local news can bring communities together Concord Art Walk on Union coming up Saturday. Here's what to know before you go Cabarrus is the only one of NC’s 10 largest school districts to reach this goal Inmate awaiting extradition to NC uses pencil to open cell door, SC sheriff says Stabbed husband saves wife by driving car into knife-wielding man, NC sheriff says Iredell County man gets 80 years in prison for 2021 murder of parents, brother Window, door maker from Ohio chooses Mocksville for Southeast expansion, 400 jobs Interstate 40 repairs now cost $2.8B, up from initial estimate. Here's why North Carolina high school football schedule Week 3, including every area game 'What I walked into, I wasn’t prepared for': Greensboro man led cleanup of Ground Zero 3 firefighters hurt, fire truck wrecked during 2 emergency calls, NC county says NC columnist: Remembering Sept. 11, 2001, and days, weeks and years after Honeywell whistleblower gets $375,000 for flagging allegations with Charlotte ties Panthers GM Dan Morgan talks about keeping fan-favorite QB on initial roster Charlotte bank VP from Concord alleges racial discrimination, retaliation by old company k9bm$E2E6 >@EE@i tDD6 C:5:4F=F>k^9bmkAmkDEC@?8m}@CE9 r2C@=:?2k^DEC@?8m 25@AE65 2 {2E:? A9C2D6[ kDEC@?8m“tDD6 BF2> G:56C:[”k^DEC@?8m>62?:?8[ kDEC@?8m“%@ 36 C2E96C E92? E@ D66>[”k^DEC@?8m 2D :ED @77:4:2= DE2E6 >@EE@ :? E96 =2E6 `g__D]k^AmkAmqFE :? a_`c E96?\v@G] !2E |4rC@CJ’D s6A2CE>6?E @7 r@>>6C46 8@E >@?6J 7C@> E96 DE2E6 =68:D=2EFC6 E@ 56G6=@A 2 7C6D9 D=@82? H:E9 >@C6 >2C<6E:?8 A@E6?E:2=]k^Am kAm(:E9 kDEC@?8mS`]d >:==:@? :? E2I >@?6J 2?5 96=A 7C@> &}r’D z6?2?\u=28=6C $49@@= @7 qFD:?6DDk^DEC@?8m[ :E 42>6 FA H:E9 2 =@?8=627 A:?6 DBF:D965 36EH66? E96 =6EE6CD “}” 2?5 “r” @G6C E96 A9C2D6[ kDEC@?8m“}@E9:?8 r@>A2C6D]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm%96 ?6IE DF>>6C[ H96? :E H2D DA=2D965 @?E@ fd 9:89H2J 3:==3@2C5D 24C@DD E96 DE2E6[ D@>6 AF?5:ED 28C665[ D2J:?8 E96 =@8@ DE@@5 2=@?6 :? :ED =2>6?6DD]k^Amk9bmw@>6i (6 =:G6 96C6k^9bmkAm$@>6 D=@82?D FD65 3J }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 4:E:6D 2?5 E@H?D D66> E@ DEC:G6 D@ 92C5 E@ 42AEFC6 6G6CJE9:?8 23@FE 2 A=246[ E96J 6?5 FA D2J:?8 ?@E9:?8]k^Am kAmr@?D:56C E96D6 ?@?4@>>:EE2= 7@CEF?6\4@@<:6\DEJ=6 D=@82?Dik^AmkAm▪ p=2>2?46 r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“!C@ q@?@ !F3=:4@]”k^DEC@?8m |@C6 {2E:?[ >62?:?8[ kDEC@?8m“u@C E96 AF3=:4 8@@5]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm▪ r:EJ @7 p=36>2C=6i kDEC@?8m“(2E6C] p:C] {2?5] ~AA@CEF?:EJ]”k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm▪ p=6I2?56C r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“p H@?56C7F= A=246 E@ =:G6[ H@C< 2?5 A=2J]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm▪ p==6892?J r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“pFE96?E:42==J p==6892?J]”k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm▪ p?D@? r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“x?7@C>] $6CG6] !C@>@E6]”k^DEC@?8mpE @?6 E:>6[ p?D@? r@F?EJ 2=D@ 4=2:>65 E@ 36 kDEC@?8m“%96 q=F63:C5 z:?85@> @7 E96 (@C=5[”k^DEC@?8m H9:49 :D 92C5 E@ AC@G6 3FE 7F? E@ :>28:?6]k^Am kAm▪ pG6CJ r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“%@86E96C…(6 2C6 pG6CJ r@F?EJ]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm▪ %@H? @7 q=256?3@C@i kDEC@?8m“$>2== E@H? =:G:?8] w@>6E@H? AC@F5]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm▪ r232CCFD r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“p>6C:42 %9C:G6D w6C6]”k^DEC@?8m%9:D @?6 C6A=2465 2? 62C=:6C D=@82?[ kDEC@?8m“%96 r6?E6C @7 p>6C:42? |@E@CDA@CED]”k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm▪ r2>56? r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“q@F?5=6DD ~AA@CEF?:E:6D]”k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm▪ r:EJ @7 u2J6EE6G:==6i kDEC@?8m“s:DE:?4E=J u2J6EE6G:==6]”k^DEC@?8m%92E D6ED :E 2A2CE 7C@> E96 u2J6EEG:==6D :? p=232>2[ pC<2?D2D[ v6@C8:2[ }6H *@C< 2?5 ~9:@]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAm▪ {66 r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“r@>>:EE65 %@52J 7@C 2 q6EE6C %@>@CC@H]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am k9bm*@FC qFD:?6DD }2>6 w6C6k^9bmkAm$@>6 D=@82?D C67=64E E96:C @C:8:?D 2E 2 H66<6?5 C6EC62E @7 E96 =@42= 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 4@>>:DD:@?] q@CC@H:?8 7C@> {2D '682D’ @=5 >@EE@ – “(92E w2AA6?D w6C6[ $E2JD w6C6[” D@>6 @7 E96D6 4@F=5 92G6 DE2J65 :? 4@>>:EE66]k^AmkAm▪ qFC<6 r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“p== p3@FE p5G2?4:?8]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm▪ q6CE:6 r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“$:>A=:7J:?8 qFD:?6DD]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm▪ qCF?DH:4< r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“q:5 @? qCF?DH:4<]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm▪ v2DE@? r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“{@42= $EC6?8E9D] v=@32= $F446DD]”k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm▪ w2C?6EE r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“$EC@?8 #@@ED[ }6H vC@HE9]”k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm▪ %9@>2DG:==6i kDEC@?8m“%96 $62E @7 v=@32= ~AA@CEF?:EJ[”k^DEC@?8m2 A=2J @? E96 4:EJ’D 7FC?:EFC6\>2?F724EFC:?8 9:DE@CJ]k^Amk9bm!C6EEJ 2D 2 A@DE42C5k^9bm kAm%96D6 4:E:6D 2?5 4@F?E:6D A=2J FA E96:C 36DE 762EFC6D — FDF2==J E96:C ?2EFC2= 362FEJ @C 86@8C2A9J — :? E96:C >2C<6E:?8 D=@82?D]k^AmkAm▪ pA6Ii kDEC@?8m“%96 !62< @7 v@@5 {:G:?8[”k^DEC@?8mH9:49 4:EJ =6256CD D2:5 H2D 2 ?@5 E@ 2 8@@5 H2J @7 =:76 2?5 E96 E@H?’D =@42E:@? @? E96 9:896DE A@:?E @7 2 b_\>:=6 DEC6E49 @7 C2:= =:?6]k^Am kAm▪ pD96 r@F?EJi kDEC@?8m“%96 4@@=6DE 4@C?6C[”k^DEC@?8m 2 C676C6?46 E@ E96 4@>A2C2E:G6=J 49:==J 4=:>6 @7 E9:D >@F?E2:? 4@F?EJ[ :ED =@42E:@? 2E E96 :?E6CD64E:@? @7 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ %6??6DD66 2?5 ':C8:?:2[ 2?5 :ED 7=@FC:D9:?8 2CED 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am kAm▪ r:EJ @7 $2?7@C5i kDEC@?8m“(6==\r6?E6C65]”k^DEC@?8m %96 E@H? >2J H6== 36 6>@E:@?2==J 32=2?465 3FE E9:D :D 2 C676C6?46 E@ :ED A=246>6?E ?62C E96 86@8C2A9:4 >:55=6 @7 E96 DE2E6]k^AmkAm▪ r:EJ @7 #@4<J |@F?Ei kDEC@?8m“%96 r6?E6C @7 :E p==]”k^DEC@?8m $2?7@C5 H@F=5 =:<6 E@ @776C 4:EJ =6256CD 2 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 >2A]k^AmkAm▪ #2=6:89i kDEC@?8m“%96 r:EJ @7 ~2<D[”k^DEC@?8m E9@F89 5FC:?8 A6C:@5D @7 C2A:5 56G6=@A>6?E E9:D :D D@>6E:>6D C6G:D65 3J G:D:E@CD E@ “%96 r:EJ @7 $EF>AD]”k^Am k9bm%9:D :D pD96G:==6] }@[ E9:D :D]k^9bmkAmkDEC@?8mpD96G:==6k^DEC@?8m492?86D D=@82?D E96 H2J D@>6 E@H?D DH2A @FE E96:C 9@=:52J 564@C2E:@?D]k^AmkAm$@>6 >:89E C6>6>36C E96 kDEC@?8m“{2?5 @7 E96 $<J”k^DEC@?8m 42>A2:8?[ C676CC:?8 E@ pD96G:==6’D 6=6G2E:@?[ 2=@?8 H:E9 kDEC@?8m“p=E:EF56 27764ED 2EE:EF56[”k^DEC@?8m H9:49 D@>6 E9@F89E 24<?@H=65865 2 46CE2:? 2>@F?E @7 C64C62E:@?2= DF3DE2?46 FD6] pE @?6 A@:?E[ E96 4:EJ 6?4@FC2865 G:D:E@CD 2?5 C6D:56?ED E@ kDEC@?8m“{6E J@FC DA:C:E CF? 7C66]”k^DEC@?8m}@H :E 46=63C2E6D =:76 kDEC@?8m“p?J H2J J@F =:<6 :E]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am k9bmr92C=@EE6i (6’C6 7F== @7 :Ek^9bm kAm%96 "F66? r:EJ’D >@EE@[ kDEC@?8m“k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]72463@@<]4@>^492C=@EE6D8@E2=@E^Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ0D6=7Qmr92C=@EE6’D 8@E 2 =@E[k^2m”k^DEC@?8m42AEFC6D E96 4:EJ’D @G6C\E96\E@A ?2EFC6[ H:E9 :ED :?E6?D6 C6D:56?E:2= 2?5 4@>>6C4:2= 56G6=@A>6?E[ :ED :>A@CE2?46 2D 2 3FD:?6DD 9F3[ :ED ?:89E=:76 2?5 :ED C:49 2CED 4@>>F?:EJ] qFE E96 >@EE@ 2=D@ :?G:E6D D?2C<J :>AC@G 2?JE:>6 E96 >6EC@ 2C62’D F?56CD:56 4@>6D E@ =:89E[ 2D :?[ “r92C=@EE6’D 8@E 2 =@E @7 4C:>6[” 2?5[ “r92C=@EE6’D 8@E 2 =@E @7 ?6CG6]”k^Am k9bmuC@> @FC 7@F?5:?8 >@E96CDk^9bmkAmt>6C2=5 xD=6 92D @?6 @7 @FC 72G@C:E6 E@H? D=@82?D[ 3@E9 2 86?E=6 3@2DE 2?5 2 C6>:?56C E@ 36 <:?5] %96 36249 E@H?’D >@EE@[ @? D:8?D 2=@?8 }]r] w:89H2J dg :? E@H?[ :D kDEC@?8m“}:46 >2EE6CD]”k^DEC@?8mk^Am 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Coolest air so far this fall arrives in NC this weekend Afternoon temperatures in the 60s this weekend with lows in the 40s. Meteorologist Sean Sublette explains. Watch Now: Related Video Could AI actually destroy humanity? | The machine we cannot stop | The risks explained Trade War Showdown: What Trump’s Latest Threats Mean for Canada and the U.S. Trade War Showdown: What Trump’s Latest Threats Mean for Canada and the U.S. Researchers Warn On AI Risks Researchers Warn On AI Risks Republicans tout ‘American values’ as Trump puts ‘cheat like hell’ line in voting pledge Republicans tout ‘American values’ as Trump puts ‘cheat like hell’ line in voting pledge
Coolest air so far this fall arrives in NC this weekend Afternoon temperatures in the 60s this weekend with lows in the 40s. Meteorologist Sean Sublette explains.
