Tanika Outlaw was working as the food and beverage manager at the Doubletree Hotel in New Bern last September when Hurricane Florence began shoving feet of water into the city’s downtown area. Ultimately, the storm flooded at least 4,325 homes …
The federal government shutdown is delaying disaster relief for some North Carolina farmers. The Fayetteville Observer reported last week the shutdown has mostly closed the federal Farm Service Agency responsible for a document required in farmer applications for state disaster …
Nearly $300 million in additional state spending to address North Carolina’s recovery from Hurricane Florence received quick and unanimous approval from the state legislature and the governor. The House voted Thursday to send the relief measure to Gov. Roy Cooper, …
North Carolina’s governor is asking Congress for more federal funding to recover from Hurricane Florence, saying the total $8.8 billion requested is comparable to the help Washington has provided for other disasters since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Gov. Roy Cooper …
Hurricane Florence in North Carolina is now estimated to have caused $17 billion in damage, according to a statement from Governor Roy Cooper’s office. An Oct. 31 updated damage estimate from the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management …
North Carolina’s public school officials expect damage from Hurricane Florence to well exceed school losses after Hurricane Matthew two years ago, a Department of Public Instruction official told the state’s board of education last week. After receiving a record number …
North Carolina’s agriculture agency asked state legislators Monday for over $300 million to address cleanup and recovery after Hurricane Florence, with most going toward direct payments to farmers who lost crops and livestock to help them stay in business. Agriculture …
North Carolina officials say repairing roads damaged by Hurricane Florence will cost at least $266 million. WRAL-TV reports that Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon told a House transportation committee Wednesday that estimate is expected to rise as more information is gathered. …
In a rare show of bipartisanship, the North Carolina legislature quickly approved Tuesday legislation described as financial and policy down payments on what’s expected to be a long, expensive recovery from Hurricane Florence. Barely two weeks after the storm’s last …
Hurricane Florence is still wearing out the Carolinas, where residents have endured an agonizing week of violent winds, torrential rain, widespread flooding, power outages and death. Frustration and sheer exhaustion are building as thousands of people wait to go home …
