Elkin Tribune, Inc. v. Yadkin County Board of County Commissioners

WEBB, Justice.

This case brings to the Court a question as to the availability to the public of the names and applications of people who have applied for the position of county manager in a county of this state. N.C.G.S. § 153A-98 provides in part:(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 132-6 or any other general law or local act concerning access to public records, personnel files of employees, former employees, or applicants for employment maintained by a county are subject to inspection and may be disclosed only as provided by this section. For purposes of this section, an employee’s…