COVID-19

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — New Hanover County Schools is reporting 38 Covid-19 cases and 17 quarantines over the past week across its 40-plus campuses, according to the district’s online dashboard. (Since NHCS’ case counts are not entered in real-time, some current cases may not be reflected until the following week’s totals are published on Friday.) Since […]

NEW HANOVER COUNTY –– A familiar face in political spheres, David Perry has filed a pro se lawsuit against each member of the New Hanover County Board of Education, the board of education itself, the sheriff’s office and Sheriff Ed McMahon.  Perry filed his suit without legal representation, explaining his group, the Republican Liberty Caucus, was […]

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Six weeks since surging coronavirus spread prompted the New Hanover County Health and Human Services Board to formalize an indoor mask mandate of indefinite length, the data surrounding Covid-19 transmission has taken a positive turn.  Despite improvements in key metrics, like hospitalizations and the positivity rate of Covid-19 tests, numbers are still […]

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — New Hanover County Schools is reporting 46 Covid-19 cases for the past week. It’s another record low week for Covid-19 this school year, down from 72 cases last week, according to the district’s online dashboard. Twenty-three quarantines were assigned. (NHCS’ case counts are not entered in real-time. The dashboard is updated once […]

NEW HANOVER COUNTY –– The pandemic inflamed pre-existing wounds in the childcare industry nationwide, with a palpable effect on parents, workers, and business owners.  Problems were always there, but the past year elevated issues to a crisis level, worthy of examination and even systemwide reimagination.  CATCH UP ON PART ONE: Nearly 750 children on waitlist for […]

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — New Hanover County Schools is reporting one of its lowest weeks for Covid-19 cases this school year. Seventy-two positive test results were reported for the past week of Sept. 27. Plus, 61 quarantines were assigned, according to the district’s online dashboard. (NHCS’ numbers are not entered in real-time, meaning some data may […]

NEW HANOVER COUNTY –– Appointments are opening at two New Hanover County clinics Wednesday for people at high risk for Covid-19 to receive the ​​Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized and the Centers for Disease Control has recommended the third dose for certain individuals who already received two Pfizer doses […]

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — It’s a conversation that keeps trending nationwide: Has the latest wave of Covid-19 peaked? Will we head into another surge as cooler months approach and more people gather indoors? As of Sept. 17, a spokesperson for public health wasn’t putting New Hanover County quite in the clear, telling Port City Daily it […]

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — New Hanover County Schools reported 94 cases of Covid-19 for the week of Sept. 20. Plus, 104 quarantines were documented on the NHCS public online dashboard. (NHCS’ numbers are not entered in real-time, meaning some data may be delayed. The dashboard is updated once a week on Friday and some current cases […]

The state agency in charge of prisons and the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association are in talks on a policy that would allow county jails facing high levels of Covid-19 spread to transfer sentenced inmates to the N.C. Division of Prisons.  Currently, the state prison system does not accept offenders from jails that are on “red […]