Press Releases

Governor Pat McCrory has sent a letter to the federal government requesting that the statewide hot food waiver be extended until November 30. This request will help meet the needs of individuals and families still affected by Hurricane Matthew.

Governor Pat McCrory’s request for federal direct temporary housing assistance has been approved to help people displaced from their homes in Columbus, Edgecombe, Robeson and Wayne counties following his meeting with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate.

As a result of Governor Pat McCrory's actions and collaboration with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, fleets of gasoline tanker trucks from outside North Carolina have arrived and are making deliveries across the state beginning today.

In wake of the Colonial Pipeline disruption in Alabama, Governor Pat McCrory has signed Executive Order 112 to help ensure that there will be adequate supplies of fuel across the state and to prevent price gouging.

Governor Pat McCrory joined local officials to tour areas in Bladen and Columbus counties hit hard by Hurricane Matthew, providing an update on the ongoing relief and recovery efforts from the storm during his stops. 

Governor Pat McCrory joined state, local and business leaders in Kinston today to tour the damage from Hurricane Matthew and to celebrate the grand reopening of Neuse Sport Shop just a week after the cleanup efforts began.
 

Governor Pat McCrory this afternoon received a federal disaster declaration to help individuals in Camden, Chowan, Currituck, and Pasquotank counties and to help the local government in Hertford county recover from the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew.

Governor Pat McCrory this afternoon received a federal disaster declaration to help individuals in Camden, Chowan, Currituck, and Pasquotank counties and to help the local government in Hertford County recover from the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew.

Correctional staff with the assistance of law enforcement evacuated a portion of Neuse Correctional Institution this morning following a disturbance that started late Sunday afternoon.