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NEWS REPORTER CO., INC. v. COLUMBUS COUNTY

No. COA06-616.

646 S.E.2d 390 (2007)

The NEWS REPORTER CO., INC., d/b/a The News Reporter and Atlantic Corporation, d/b/a The Tabor-Loris Tribune, Plaintiffs, v. COLUMBUS COUNTY and James Varner, in his official capacity as Columbus County Manager, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 3, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Everett Gaskins Hancock & Stevens, LLP, by Hugh Stevens and C. Amanda Martin, Raleigh, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, by Mark A. Davis and James R. Morgan, Jr., Raleigh; and Columbus County Attorney's Office, by Steve Fowler, Whiteville, for defendants-appellees.

GEER, Judge.

This appeal arises from the refusal of defendant Columbus County and its County Manager, defendant James Varner, to make available to plaintiff newspapers, under the Public Records Act, N.C. Gen.Stat. §§ 132-1 et seq. (2005), a letter prepared by a county employee and sent to the Columbus County Board of Commissioners regarding the Columbus County medical director contract. Based upon our review of the letter, we hold that the trial court...

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