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Mayodan
Population: 2,494
Incorporated: 1899
Named for: The converging Mayo and Dan rivers that surround the town.
Government: The Town Board meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month in the council chambers at Town Hall, 210 W. Main St. 427-0241, www.townofmayodan.com
Elected officials: Mayor Dwight Lake, 427-4432; James Cardwell, 427-0676; Andrew Martin, 548-6906; Gloria Powers, 548-2349; Tim Simpson, 548-1250; David Vaden, 427-5804.
Going green: “We’ve always encouraged recycling, and that’s something that we have tried to make as user-friendly as possible for our citizens,” said Debra Cardwell, town manager. “We have a central drop-off location for recyclables, and we constantly push that.”

Wentworth
Population: 2,926   Incorporated: 1998
Named for: Charles Watson-Wentworth, second marquess  of Rockingham, for whom Rockingham County is also named
Government: The Town Council meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the Town Hall meeting room at the National Guard Armory in Wentworth, 292 N.C. 65. 342-6288, www.townofwentworth.com
Elected officials: Mayor Dennis Paschal, 349-3745; Mayor Pro Tem Evelyn Connor, 349-9628; James Belcher, 342-0178; Robert Aswell Sr., 342-1001; Iris Powell, 349-7958.
Going green: “We are planning to investigate a recycling program for the citizens of Wentworth,” said Brenda Ward, town administrator.

Madison
Population: 2,217
Incorporated: 1873
Named for: James Madison, fourth president of the United States
Government: The Board of Aldermen meets at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at Town Hall, 120 N. Market St., 427-0221, ww.townofmadison.org
Elected officials: Mayor Mickey Silvers, 548-2990; Mayor Pro Tem Thomas Rogers, 427-0708; Leon Wall, 548-2352; Arthur Gwaltney, 427-5900; Monte McIntosh, 427-4229; Janice Tate, 427-4458; Jerry Welch, 427-4451.
Going green: “Curbside recycling is encouraged in Madison, and we don’t do the drop-off locations. It’s curbside every other week,” said Bob Scott, town manager. “Also, (the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments is working to) retrofit all of our diesel equipment to be more environmentally friendly.”

Reidsville
Population: 14,643   Incorporated: 1873
Named for: The Reid Family, who moved to the area in 1814. David Reid later became a state senator, U.S. congressman, governor of North Carolina and U.S. senator.
Government: The City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the City Council Chambers, 230 W. Morehead St. 349-1030, www.ci.reidsville.nc.us
Elected officials: Mayor James Festerman, 349-6146; Mayor Pro Tem Donald Gorham, 349-8502; John Gentry 342-0597; John Henderson, 349-4105; W. Clark Turner, 349-7972; George Rucker, 342-2109; Joan Zdanski, 342-0727.
Going green: “We have offered a centralized recycling center for the city for several years now. … There’s even places you can recycle your oil when you get an oil change,” said Tammy Spencer, director of marketing. “We are looking at the possibility of an energy audit, but the finances being the way they are, that is just something we can’t do at this time. But we do have the desire to do an energy audit for the whole city.”

Stoneville
Population: 971   Incorporated: 1877
Named for: Brothers Thomas and Pinkney Stone, who owned a general store in the center of town. After the town’s incorporation, their brother Francis Stone was elected mayor.
Government: The City Council meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the council chambers of Town Hall, 101 Smith St. 573-9393, www.town.stoneville.nc.us.
Elected officials: Mayor Rex Tuggle, 573-9279; Mayor Pro Tem Jodi Lester, 573-1308; Vera Smith, 573-3889; Eugene Demoss, 573-9344; James Scales, 573-3147; Jerry Odell; 573-3453.
Going green: “We’re a small town, so going to different type of cars and stuff like that, we don’t have the money for. But we advertise for people to recycle, and we’ve worked with waste management on a recycling program,” said Kevin Baughn, town administrator.

Eden
Population: 15,666 
Incorporated: 1967
Named for: William Byrd, a surveyor, named it the “Land of Eden” in 1728. When Leaksville, Spray and Draper merged in 1967, the townspeople voted on a new name and chose Eden.
Government: The City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month at City Hall, 308 E. Stadium Drive.
623-2110, www.ci.eden.nc.us
Elected officials: Mayor John Grogan, 623-8682; Mayor Pro Tem Wayne Tuggle Sr., 627-8022; Jim Burnette, 623-3210; Darryl Carter, 623-5809; Jerry Ellis, 653-1788; Jerry Epps, 627-0618; Christine Myott, 623-8336; Donna Turner 627-7552.
Going green: “In recent years and ongoing, we have efforts to upgrade our sewer infrastructure and water infrastructure ... ” said
Dennis Asbury, director of environmental services. “We (also) have recycling programs. We have six sites around the city for convenience that are open all the time.”