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The Clemmons Courier
- Prayer once again opens the Clemmons village council meetings, a policy shift directed by Mayor John Bost.
On Monday, the Rev. Alvin E. Damon of Hickory Grove AME Zion Church, used what would be labeled as a non-sectarian prayer, not imposing the familiar “in Jesus name” closing. Two weeks ago, the Rev. David Beaty of River Oaks Community Church led a similar prayer.
Bost said the change is his own doing, not a board decision. He described it as responding to the citizens’ desires, and board members have agreed.
“They’re response has been as long as it’s legal,” Bost said, adding that he had conferred with village attorney Warren Kasper about the shift.