As the midpoint of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, victims of Hurricanes Matthew and Florence are still waiting to return home years later.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 7:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood’s office recently issued an audit that shows millions of dollars of Hurricane Florence disaster recovery funds were distributed with limited monitoring and/or without ensuring all recipients had a method to measure the results.
Published: Monday, April 18th, 2022 @ 11:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians who have home repair needs due to damage from Hurricane Florence in September 2018 may be eligible for financial assistance from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Economic Opportunity.
Published: Friday, October 29th, 2021 @ 3:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Details of Federal Register Provides Spending Guidelines for $542 Million for Hurricane Florence Recovery
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 @ 4:22 am
By: Governor's Office
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Sherry Thurston ’70 didn’t let a hurricane sink her Sneads Ferry art gallery
Published: Thursday, December 19th, 2019 @ 3:43 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that New Bern will receive $1,544,548.46 in federal aid.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 7:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State still does not have access to HUD recovery funding for Hurricane Florence that was passed in October 2018
Published: Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 @ 5:16 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Coastal communities are no strangers to the heavy winds and the massive storm surges hurricanes bring.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 @ 10:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced that over 200,000 people impacted by Hurricane Florence have been served through the Hope 4 NC behavioral health crisis counseling program since September 2018.
Published: Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 @ 7:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The NC Office of Rural Health (ORH) has received a one-time $1 million grant from Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust to support health care providers in 34 FEMA-identified counties affected by Hurricane Florence.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2019 @ 9:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nearly a year after Hurricane Florence hit, Governor Roy Cooper has updated the state on the progress of the recovery as North Carolinians recover from three deadly storms in three years.
Published: Saturday, September 14th, 2019 @ 9:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Donations to North Carolina’s Disaster Relief Fund following Hurricane Florence have helped thousands of North Carolina families with housing, repairs and other needs in the past year.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 3:12 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper announced additional federal funding is now available for the temporary employment program that helps North Carolinians get back to work in areas affected by Hurricane Florence.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 10:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, President Trump signed disaster relief legislation into law, which will bring relief to North Carolina’s farmers, communities, and military installations.
Published: Saturday, June 8th, 2019 @ 12:18 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Co-chairmen of the House Select Committee on Disaster Relief panned sluggish hurricane relief efforts by the Cooper administration. They want renewed oversight authority.
Published: Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 @ 3:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week, Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr visited Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River to tour storm damage caused by Hurricane Florence.
Published: Wednesday, May 29th, 2019 @ 6:02 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Nearly three years have elapsed since Hurricane Matthew struck North Carolina. Matthew dumped more than a foot of rain and killed twenty-one people while forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 3:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Cooper released the following statement today on North Carolina receiving $336.5 million in Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding to assist communities struggling to rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Florence.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 2:26 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Yesterday, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the Bipartisan Disaster Recovery Funding Act.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 6:22 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Earlier this week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) continued to push for disaster relief funding for North Carolina as it recovers from Hurricane Florence.
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 @ 1:07 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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More families will soon be able to return home while they work to rebuild from Hurricane Florence thanks to an extension of a program to provide partial housing repairs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 @ 5:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr expressed disappointment today over Congress’ failure to deliver critical disaster aid to assist North Carolina’s Hurricane Florence recovery efforts.
Published: Sunday, April 21st, 2019 @ 11:32 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Volunteers are continuing to help North Carolinians recover from Hurricane Florence, more than six months after the storm struck the state, damaging homes, schools, businesses, farms and entire communities.
Published: Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 @ 11:29 am
By: Governor's Office
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More financial relief is on the way to North Carolina commercial fishermen hit hard by Hurricane Florence, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 1:48 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power (STEP) program is concluding this week after completing partial repairs to the homes of 2,183 Hurricane Florence survivors in 12 counties.
Published: Monday, April 8th, 2019 @ 3:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a group of his colleagues introduced a bipartisan disaster relief package with the backing of President Trump, which would provide additional federal relief for North Carolina as it recovers from Hurricane Florence.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2019 @ 3:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In the wake of Hurricane Florence making landfall in North Carolina, Tillis and Burr immediately began working with the North Carolina Congressional Delegation to secure disaster relief funding for the areas affected by the storm.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2019 @ 7:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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And in the North Carolina General Assembly, lawmakers start the legislative session by introducing new tax and spending proposals.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 2:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina commercial fishermen hit hard by Hurricane Florence will soon get relief as part of $11.6 million being distributed by the state Division of Marine Fisheries, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 3:22 am
By: Governor's Office
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The deadline for a special program to provide rapid repairs to homes damaged by Hurricane Florence has been extended to Sunday, February 10, 2019 Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 @ 1:46 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolinians must act now to participate in a special program to provide rapid repairs to homes damaged by Hurricane Florence, Governor Roy Cooper urged today.
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 1:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolinians who are eligible for a special program to provide rapid repairs to homes damaged by Hurricane Florence must take action by Friday, February 1, 2019, Governor Roy Cooper urged today
Published: Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 @ 6:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement on the Disaster Appropriations bill passed by the U.S. House.
Published: Sunday, January 20th, 2019 @ 4:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolinians who are eligible for a special program to provide rapid repairs to homes damaged by Hurricane Florence have until January 17, 2019 to sign up and should not delay, Governor Roy Cooper urged today.
Published: Monday, January 14th, 2019 @ 1:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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