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Whiteville resident questions religious displays at county health meetings
Summary
A Whiteville resident said patriotic and religious displays at county Board of Health meetings may be affecting staff morale; the city council member who responded said the practice is controlled by the county, not the city.
John Woods, a Whiteville resident, told the City Council that he has documented displays of prayer and patriotic material at county Board of Health meetings and questioned whether those practices could be harming Black staff and contributing to an "undesirable" health report.
"My name is John Woods. I live at 105 F Jones Place, Whiteville," Woods said during the meeting's…
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