And away they go
The Guilford County Commissioners selected Bruce Davis as their chairman and Paul Gibson as their vice-chairman during a two-hour, mainly ceremonial session Monday morning. The two Democrats were the only candidates for the jobs and were elected along 6-4 party-line votes.
The meeting was mainly an opportunity to say goodbye to outgoing commissioners and swear in the new hands.
Outgoing chairman Bob Landreth made several presentations, the first of which went to Rhino Times Editor John Hammer.
"John you may have more ink than most people. But you quoted me in an article not long ago that I mumbled. No I tried to find a trumpet so that you could hear properly but I found this 1940s hearing aid," Landreth said to a round of laughter. He later added, "I couldn't finding an understanding aid."
More news and vignettes from the meeting will be in tomorrow's paper.