Residents demand transparency as commissioners approve library trustee appointments

Jul 7, 2026

Residents criticized the county’s process for naming new library trustees and urged open criteria and disclosure; the board approved the revised slate on the consent agenda after removing one appointment for a district mismatch.

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Several residents pressed the Randolph County Board of Commissioners on July 6 to disclose how it selected new members of the county library board of trustees, saying the replacements followed last month’s dismissal of the previous trustees and lacked transparency.

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