Gov. Roy Cooper toured the Martin Luther King Center and talked with staff and members of the media in Wilmington, N.C. Thursday, May 6, 2021. Gov. Cooper was touring the facility to see how the Covid-19 vaccinations were being administered at the site and to hear about the county’s progress. (Courtesy Ken Blevins/StarNews)
WILMINGTON Gov. Roy Cooper exited a black SUV alongside his security detail early Thursday afternoon to greet local politicians who had gathered outside a downtown Wilmington vaccine clinic.
The governor was in New Hanover County to tour the Martin Luther King Center a city-owned building that has serviced more than 12,000 vaccine appointments since late January.
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BUNKER HILL, W.Va. Since December, Ken Reed and his wife Tally, the owners of a small chain of pharmacies in the eastern part of this state, have been waking at dawn to travel to rural counties to vaccinate as many long-term care residents as possible.
The Reeds say their familiarity with the people in counties like Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, and Pendleton makes all the difference in gaining their trust.
“These are your neighbors, your friends, your friend s parents, and you just treat them like you d want to be treated,” Ken Reed said.