Oak City mayor dies after battle with COVID-19

An Eastern Carolina town is mourning the death of their mayor after he died from COVID-19 over the weekend, WITN reports.

Oak City Town Clerk Vonetta Porter said that Mayor William Stalls, 69, died on Sunday.

Stalls has been mayor for the past 10 years and involved in the town for decades.

Mayor Pro Tem Sue Harrell said Stalls had been in the hospital for three weeks.

The mayor pro tem said, last July, town commissioner Joey Brown also passed away due to the virus.