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NHC Board of Elections Office relocates
NHC BOE moving to Northeast Library By Jack Gallop | May 5, 2021 at 8:43 AM EDT - Updated May 5 at 12:21 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Beginning Wednesday, the New Hanover County Board of Elections Office will be relocating to the county’s Executive Development Center at the Northeast Library, located at 1241-A Military Cutoff Road in Wilmington.
The Board of Elections Office was previously located at the New Hanover County Government Center.
Those wishing to visit the Board of Elections office at this new address should use the entrance on the side of the building facing Military Cutoff Road, not the main entrance to the library.
Rumor control: No, you canât get on a wait list for vaccine at New Hanover County Health
Rumor Control By WECT Staff | January 12, 2021 at 5:02 AM EST - Updated January 12 at 8:04 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - With such a high demand and limited supply, New Hanover County has already filled all of the available appointments for COVID-19 vaccines, and, for the time being, are not making any new appointments.
However, a rumor has apparently been circulating that residents hoping to get the vaccine can call the Coronavirus Call Center to get their names put on a list for future vaccines. Something the county is saying is not true.
NHRMC partners with others to host conversation on vaccine and the minority community An employee at Foundation Health Partners in Fairbanks experienced what was likely an anaphylactic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday afternoon. (Source: SSM Health via KTUU) By WECT Staff | December 20, 2020 at 1:12 PM EST - Updated December 20 at 2:44 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - There are lots of questions surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. That is why New Hanover Regional Medical Center along with New Hanover County, and other organizations are hosting a virtual conversation on Monday to help shed some light on the vaccine and the minority communities in our area.