Bill Would Repeal Changes In Guilford County's Public Notice Process by Keri Brown Screenshot of Guilford County's legal notices webpage. KERI BROWN/WFDD A proposed billaims to reverse a controversial 2017 law that gives Guilford County municipalities the option of posting legal notices on government websites instead of in print. Local governments in North Carolina are legally required to post notices in newspapers for a variety of things, like public hearings and zoning proposals. But that changed in Guilford County about four years ago. Former Republican state Senator Trudy Wade was successful in getting legislation passed that allowed the county to post the notices electronically, avoiding newspaper fees. The provision was added in an unrelated bill. It was considered a pilot program.