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.