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Wilmington Health offers vaccines; county gets more doses but appointment slots quickly filled [Free]

Distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine got a booster shot Wednesday as the county announced it had received additional doses from the state. Officials also announced Wilmington Health has been approved to administer the vaccine, and the county will transfer a portion of its doses to the large medical practice. READ MORE

New Hanover County Schools flips from Plan A back to Plan B in surprise move

New Hanover County Schools has once again changed its plan for elementary schoolers in the spring semester.

Students will not return in-person to classrooms full-time starting Jan. 19 as planned. Instead, K-5 students will continue in Plan C, all remote learning, for an additional week. READ MORE

Brunswick County lobbies Governor Cooper for more vaccine after 100-dose weekly allotment

It took all of 10 minutes for Brunswick County to fill last week’s Covid-19 vaccination appointments. With just 100 doses allotted, the county received 6,000 phone calls from those seeking inoculation. READ MORE

Wilmington comedian Cliff Cash hits #1 on iTunes charts with first LP ‘Half Way There’

Though the last time comedian Cliff Cash performed live was March 15, 2020, at Let’s Comedy in Indianapolis, he’s still managing to get a rise out of audiences — and the iTunes comedy charts. On Jan. 8 Cash debuted his comedy LP, “Half Way There,” which reached number-one on iTunes comedy charts for three days. READ MORE

Pender County dealing with Covid-19 case data backlog as vaccine demand outpaces supply [Free]

According to Pender County officials, a discrepancy in the total Covid-19 case count — when comparing county data to state-level reports — arose from a backlog of case reports, compounded with the all-hands-on-deck vaccination effort consuming the county’s public health staff. READ MORE

2021 welcomes new laws and possibly more Covid-19 relief to aid cities

As 2021 gets underway, laws and ordinances passed last year by state and local leaders are going on the books. The biggest legislative change, however, is likely to come out of Washington, where Democrats will soon have control of the White House and Congress,  and possibly millions in new funding could be headed to the Wilmington area. READ MORE

Records show sexual assault questions included, then removed from NHCS Title IX survey

Earlier this month, New Hanover County Schools Board of Education member Judy Justice raised concerns about the possible exclusion of sexual assault questions from a draft Title IX survey intended to go out to students. READ MORE

Feds recommend states move ahead Covid-19 vaccination schedule, Cooper says supplies still lag [Free]

According to N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper, the White House Coronavirus Task Force recommended to state governors during a Tuesday phone call that they begin vaccinating people 65 and older. The change would make millions more Americans eligible to receive the vaccine, which until now has been reserved for frontline healthcare workers and people older than 75. READ MORE

Pender County fully booked on vaccinations for the week [Free]

With demand for the Covid-19 vaccine surging, Pender County has filled all available appointment slots through the end of this week for residents hoping to schedule a shot. 

In a press release, the county’s health and human services director, Carolyn Moser, urged all individuals in line for their doses to leave their names and numbers with the health department. READ MORE

Gov. Cooper mobilizes National Guard in preparation of inauguration protests

As Inauguration Day draws near on Jan. 20, security is amping up in DC and capital cities nationwide after threats have risen in the aftermath of last Wednesday's insurrection on the Capitol. As such, Gov. Cooper has instructed 550 service members from the N.C. National Guard to assist with security. READ MORE

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