Colin Donohue

From the Wilson Times (9/2/10): Members of the Wilson City Council view the yearlong legal battle for public records involving its Greenlight broadband system as worthwhile to protect its investment and infrastructure.

From the Wilson Times (9/1/10): The city of Wilson ended a yearlong court battle this week after fighting the release of public information about its Greenlight broadband system.

From the Wilson Times (8/31/10): It's not clear what city leaders sought to gain from a year of bulling with cable companies and refusing to release a document that spelled out how Wilson intended to expand Greenlight, its public broadband system.

Randy Piland, photojournalism professor in the School of Communications, spent a weekend last Fall photographing Boy Scouts from Troop 87, Maryville, Tenn., as they backpacked from Newfound Gap to Kephart Prong in the Smoky Mountains.

From the Lincoln Tribune (9/1/10): Yadkin County commissioners took the first steps Monday toward a possible investigation of the county Health Department, whose director recently announced he will retire. But the commission's initial moves were not posted on a public agenda beforehand, a potential violation of the state's Open Meetings Act. Moreover, the board's attorney was not present at the meeting.

From the Greenville Daily Reflector (9/2/10): The Pitt County Board of Commissioners may well be within its legal right to hold pre-agenda meetings to discuss items set for discussion at an ensuing "official" session. The gatherings are meant to be informal and are open to the public, so they are likely to meet the letter of North Carolina's open meetings statute.