Will Knecht, chairman of the New Hanover County GOP, attempts to talk down an angry protester. “General bullshit is spewed out without any foundation,” the man, who declined to share his name, said. (Port City Daily photo/Alexandria Sands)
NEW HANOVER COUNTY –– Hundreds of charged protesters crowded the entry to the New Hanover County Board of Education meeting Tuesday evening. Most were aware the school administration was only permitting 50 people inside the building at a time due to Covid-19 precautions. Still, they arrived in large numbers an hour early in hopes of squeezing through the door before their rivals.
Around 5:30 p.m., protesters elbowed toward the front of the building as a sheriff’s deputy ordered the group to back up. By the time the meeting started, the room filled, although it was unclear who had been brought in. The members of opposing political groups –– including the New Hanover County GOP, the lowercase leaders and education activists –– wer
WILMINGTON –– Raising signs demanding “Drop the Charges,” local activists joined once again on the New Hanover County Courthouse steps Monday –– this time to…