Whiteville High School (WHS) will revert to full-time, online instruction beginning Tuesday, February 24, because of a rise in positive COVID-19 cases and the associated quarantines.
South Brunswick High School is transitioning to 100 percent remote learning for students through March 5 due to an increase in COVID-19 activity, according to the school system.
According to New Hanover County Schools, seven individuals have tested positive due a connected exposure. In total, 14 individuals were quarantined due to this close contact.
After weeks of waiting on hold or hearing about COVID-19 vaccination events only after they’d filled up, the 65-year-old Wake County resident finally got a shot.
About 60 percent of North Carolina’s 65 years and older population still needs to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. But in just two weeks, an additional 240,000 people will become eligible to get the vaccine in Group 3.
The state will send an additional 400 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Brunswick County this week, following a meeting County Commission Chairman Randy Thompson had with state officials on Monday.
A driver in the WAVE Transit Dial-A-Ride Transportation (DART) program has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a post on the system’s Twitter page. But the result has not caused any changes in the system's services.
Republican leaders in the General Assembly said they plan to pass a bill this week that would require school districts to offer the option of in-person learning.
Brunswick County has received enough COVID-19 vaccines to cover all first dose appointments for the week of Feb. 8-12, according to a Facebook post Friday.
The N.C. HOPE Grant program has only spent $42 million of $160 million set aside to help people pay their rent and utility bills. State officials have approved a total of $120 million in grant awards but cannot explain why it's taking so long to get checks cut.
New vaccination data added to the state health department’s COVID-19 dashboard shows the extent of racial disparity among those receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.
According to an email from the school system, the board will “consider a COVID-19 vaccine resolution, review COVID-19 updates and information and discuss the district’s transition to Plan A.”
WECT has confirmed that New Hanover Regional Medical Center will no longer be offering patients the popular “prompt pay discount” now that it has officially merged with Novant Health. WECT was made aware the 25% discount was discontinued by a disappointed patient.
Governor Roy Cooper on Thursday outlined his administration’s supplemental budget recommendations on how millions of dollars in federal and state funds should be used to address North Carolina’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Attorney General Josh Stein announced Thursday that he has reached a $573 million multi-state settlement with consulting firms McKinsey & Company over its role in advising opioid companies on how to promote their drugs and profit from the opioid epidemic.
The New Hanover County Board of Education met Tuesday evening after Governor Roy Cooper announced earlier in the day it was time to get students back in the classroom.
The news that Walgreens pharmacies across our state will receive 30,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines was met with some immediate concern from local government officials in NHC
The day after Gov. Roy Cooper (D) urged school districts to allow kids to have the option of in-person learning, a Senate panel moved forward Wednesday with a bill that would require that option to be available.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has expanded the vaccine hotline hours and added a new search tool to help people find their nearest vaccine location
North Carolina’s state superintendent said she and other state officials will stand with Gov. Roy Cooper to urge schools to reopen during a Tuesday afternoon press conference.
