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Controversy at McDowell County meeting as commissioners vote on posting Ten Commandments
Summary
Chair Tony Brown moved to post the Ten Commandments on the courthouse lawn and in county buildings; several commissioners raised separation‑of‑church‑and‑state and legal concerns and asked for attorney guidance before implementation. The transcript records a vote sequence and dissenting 'nay' votes but does not show a clear final implementation decision.
Chairman Tony Brown moved at the Dec. 8 meeting that the county place the Ten Commandments on the courthouse lawn and in all county buildings, framing the motion in historical and religious terms and urging municipalities and the school system to do likewise.
"So therefore, tonight, I make a motion that we put the 10 commandments on our courthouse lawn and in all county buildings," Chairman Tony Brown said after a brief historical preface citing the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
Several commissioners raised caution and legal concerns. One…
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