41.   Counties already have that authority, under an attorney general interpretation of the law.

42.   Currently, counties have responsibility but little flexibility in deciding how to administer welfare programs.

43.   Currently, Lance-Parker said, only four Georgia counties have long-term mosquito control programs.

44.   Davidson no doubt would make sure that every county has a juvenile detention center similar to the one he supervises.

45.   County Commission Chairman Warren Newell was in Washington, D.C., when he heard the county had the first confirmed case of anthrax after the attacks.

46.   Despite the national attention, the county had trouble finding a grand jury.

47.   Each county has a corresponding brigade in the Michigan Militia.

48.   Eleven schools in Palm Beach, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties have sports teams named after or mascots depicting Indians.

49.   Entekhabi said San Diego is a magnet for venture capital because the county has a high concentration of high-technology and biotechnology companies.

50.   Experts point out that the four Valley counties have more bird species than most states.