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Local COVID-19 cases keep heading in the right direction.

News Staff
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Clay County Health Department reported 42 active cases of the virus as of Monday, down from 60 a week earlier. Hospitalizations remained at 14 — a number that Clay County has stayed near throughout the recent surge fueled by the Delta variant. The health department also reported on Sept.
2021 Board of Trustees for the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Sartarelli, seated center, front. White, back row, third from the left. (Image from UNCW.edu)

2021 Board of Trustees for the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Sartarelli, seated center, front. White, back row, third from the left. (Image from UNCW.edu)

Cancel culture at UNCW drives leadership out

News Staff
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Describing a culture of silencing conservative voices at UNCW, one trustee was driven to quit last week with an openly critical post of Seahawk nation on Facebook.
Panel participants at Friday evening’s Hinton Center gathering all wore masks during their discussion.

Panel participants at Friday evening’s Hinton Center gathering all wore masks during their discussion.

Hinton Center celebrates, searches how to stretch vision

News Staff
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
 In a weekend of celebration and soul-searching, Hinton Rural Life Center marked 60 years of ministry: celebration for decades of service, soul-searching for ways to have an even greater impact on rural communities it reaches and serves.
Clay County Health Department Interim Health Director Clarissa Rogers enjoys family time at the beach with her husband and high school sweetheart Robert Rogers and their three daughters: Emma Grace, Anna Kate, and Cara Lynn.

Clay County Health Department Interim Health Director Clarissa Rogers enjoys family time at the beach with her husband and high school sweetheart Robert Rogers and their three daughters: Emma Grace, Anna Kate, and Cara Lynn.

Focus on county medical personnel: Clarissa Rogers

News Staff
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Local health departments like the Clay County Health Department may have received more attention in the past year and a half, than ever before. That means overseeing a health department is possibly more stressful than it has ever been.