South Carolina residents who suffered damage in October’s massive floods will have an extra month to request federal help. Gov. Nikki Haley’s office announced in a statement Monday that the deadline to apply for aid from the Federal Emergency Management …
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley wants the U.S. Department of Agriculture to speed up crop insurance payments to farmers who lost their harvests because of last month’s historic flooding. Haley asked Secretary Thomas Vilsack in a letter Monday to activate …
South Carolina’s estimated agricultural losses from last month’s floods have doubled and farmers statewide are hurting, officials said. State Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers initially estimated losses at $300 million, multiple news media outlets reported. Officials with his agency, however, told …
South Carolina homeowners living around lakes where dams failed in the historic flooding face uncertainty about when their properties will be waterfront again. The State newspaper reported that rebuilding dams will cost six figures, and state regulators must approve the …
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called on people across the nation Monday to contribute to the One SC relief fund to rebuild homes following last month’s historic flooding, saying it can do what the government can’t. “While the debris has …
Democratic leaders in the South Carolina Senate say they will introduce a bill to borrow $500 million to repair or replace roads and bridges damaged by last month’s catastrophic flooding. Senate Minority Leader Nikki Setzler said Monday the amount can …
Claims are already starting to trickle in from the major storm that hit South Carolina over the weekend and that is now causing additional flooding problems in North Carolina. According to State Farm Spokesman Justin Tomczak, the insurer had received …
The insurance industry is bracing itself for an expected onslaught of claims in the wake of what South Carolina officials are calling a 1 in 1,000 year storm. “This is an extremely devastating event,” said South Carolina Director of Insurance …
Charleston’s storied historic district of about 4,800 structures lies on a peninsula almost entirely in a flood plain. And there’s concern that raising premiums to help get the federal flood insurance program back in the black will make historic preservation …
