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Guinn.","heading":"Send a postcard to Elk Park’s mayor","addr":["Mayor Connie S. Guinn","Town of Elk Park","PO BOX 248","ELK PARK, NC 28622"],"note":"Name verified August 14, 2026 against North Carolina public records.","facts":[["Population","552"],["Government type","town"]],"hall":"Also at Elk Park town hall","officials":[],"more":0,"a":["Town of Elk Park","PO BOX 248","ELK PARK, NC 28622"],"r":[["Connie S. Guinn","Mayor","Dear Mayor Guinn,"]]},"state":{"lede":"Elk Park, North Carolina is represented in state government by State Senator Ralph Hise (District 47) and House Member Dudley Greene (District 85).","d":[["House District 85","",[108]],["Senate District 47","",[102]]],"multi":false}},"grandfather":{"name":"Grandfather","g":"3727324","local":{"lede":"The mayor of Grandfather, North Carolina is Richard Norman.","heading":"Send a postcard to Grandfather’s mayor","addr":["Mayor Richard Norman","Village of Grandfather","PO BOX 368","LINVILLE, NC 28646"],"note":"Name verified August 14, 2026 against North Carolina public records.","facts":[["Population","96"],["Government type","village"]],"hall":"Also at Grandfather village hall","officials":[],"more":0,"a":["Village of Grandfather","PO BOX 368","LINVILLE, NC 28646"],"r":[["Richard Norman","Mayor","Dear Mayor Norman,"]]},"state":{"lede":"Grandfather, North Carolina is represented in state government by State Senator Ralph Hise (District 47) and House Member Dudley Greene (District 85).","d":[["House District 85","",[108]],["Senate District 47","",[102]]],"multi":false}},"newland":{"name":"Newland","g":"3746740","local":{"lede":"The mayor of Newland, North Carolina is Valerie Calloway Jaynes.","heading":"Send a postcard to Newland’s mayor","addr":["Mayor Valerie Calloway Jaynes","Town of Newland","PO BOX 429","NEWLAND, NC 28657"],"note":"Name verified August 14, 2026 against North Carolina public records.","facts":[["Population","719"],["Government type","town"]],"hall":"Also at Newland town hall","officials":[],"more":0,"a":["Town of Newland","PO BOX 429","NEWLAND, NC 28657"],"r":[["Valerie Calloway Jaynes","Mayor","Dear Mayor Jaynes,"]]},"state":{"lede":"Newland, North Carolina is represented in state government by State Senator Ralph Hise (District 47) and House Member Dudley Greene (District 85).","d":[["House District 85","",[108]],["Senate District 47","",[102]]],"multi":false}},"sugar-mountain":{"name":"Sugar Mountain","g":"3765530","local":{"lede":"The mayor of Sugar Mountain, North Carolina is Gunther Jochl.","heading":"Send a postcard to Sugar Mountain’s mayor","addr":["Mayor Gunther Jochl","Village of Sugar Mountain","251 DICK TRUNDY LN","SUGAR MOUNTAIN, NC 28604"],"note":"Name verified August 14, 2026 against North Carolina public records.","facts":[["Population","376"],["Government type","village"],["Official website","http://www.seesugar.com","http://www.seesugar.com"]],"hall":"Also at Sugar Mountain village hall","officials":[],"more":0,"a":["Village of Sugar Mountain","251 DICK TRUNDY LN","SUGAR MOUNTAIN, NC 28604"],"r":[["Gunther Jochl","Mayor","Dear Mayor Jochl,"]]},"state":{"lede":"Sugar Mountain, North Carolina is represented in state government by State Senator Ralph Hise (District 47) and House Member Dudley Greene (District 85).","d":[["House District 85","",[108]],["Senate District 47","",[102]]],"multi":false}}}}