Governor Roy Cooper and leaders from his administration will be in New Bern Tuesday to discuss issues facing Eastern North Carolina and will take part in events across the region.
On Tuesday, January 22 at 1:00 p.m., Gov. Cooper, representatives from cabinet agencies, and senior staff will meet at the North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace in New Bern to discuss issues facing the region, including hurricane recovery, economic development, public safety, and health care. The meeting will be open to the press.
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Area residents can get tips and advice on how to make their homes more resistant to flood damage at community mitigation resiliency workshops.
FEMA mitigation specialists will be available to answer questions about home repair and resiliency, making disaster plans, the importance of flood insurance and the opportunity for attendees to locate their properties on the floodplain map.
Mitigation is an effort to reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of disaster. The workshops will be held at the following locations and dates:
The Community Workshop at the Emergency Operations Center in Lumberton has been rescheduled from Jan. 15 to Feb. 7.
Area residents can get tips and advice on how to make their homes more resistant to flood damage at community mitigation resiliency workshops.
FEMA flood mitigation specialists will be available to answer questions about home repair and resiliency, making disaster plans, the importance of flood insurance and the opportunity for attendees to locate their properties on the flood plain map.
Area residents can get tips and advice on how to make their homes more resistant to flood damage at the Leland Cultural Arts Center in Leland on Jan. 17.
FEMA flood mitigation specialists will be available to answer questions about home repair and resiliency, making disaster plans, the importance of flood insurance and the opportunity for attendees to locate their properties on the floodplain map.
Mitigation is an effort to reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of disaster. The mitigation specialists will be available at:
A preliminary investigation has revealed on Monday, January 14 at approximately 5:15p.m., a state trooper was shot while conducting a traffic stop on Hanes Rd in Wilson County.
North Carolina is preparing for another round of winter weather expected this weekend and now is the time for people to get ready, especially in the mountains and foothills, Governor Roy Cooper said Thursday.
“Our emergency managers and DOT engineers are watching the forecast closely and making sure North Carolina is prepared for more winter weather,” said Governor Roy Cooper. “Residents should monitor their local forecast and make sure they are prepared as well.”
Area residents can get tips and advice on how to make their homes more resistant to flood damage at community mitigation resiliency workshops.
FEMA flood mitigation specialists will be available to answer questions about home repair and resiliency, making disaster plans, the importance of flood insurance and the opportunity for attendees to locate their properties on the flood plain map.
Mitigation is an effort to reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of disaster. The workshops will be held at the following locations and dates:
Offender David Burleson (#0694678) died Saturday afternoon at Scotland Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide. He was found unresponsive in his cell at approximately 12:07 p.m. Prison staff, medical staff and local paramedics responded and worked to resuscitate the offender. He was pronounced dead at 12:42 p.m. at the facility by local EMS.
Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks today named Chris Holland and Tracy Little as deputy secretaries within the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice effective Monday, Jan. 7.
If you are a Hurricane Florence survivor who needs to extend temporary housing assistance from FEMA, it’s important you provide FEMA with the proper documents.
If you are eligible for an extension, you may use continued temporary housing assistance to pay for a place to live, such as a house, apartment, hotel or recreational vehicle. The assistance covers rent, security deposit and essential utilities, like electricity and water.