Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that 23 healthcare providers affected by Hurricane Florence will receive funds for disaster preparedness through the state Department of Health and Human Services Office of Rural Health.
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Craven Schools Get $4M for Florence Costs
North Carolina and FEMA announced Friday that Craven County Board of Education has been approved for more than $4.1 million for Hurricane Florence-related costs.
NC Disaster Relief Fund Raises Nearly $6M
The North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund raised $5.9 million since Hurricane Florence struck in September 2018, helping thousands of families with housing, repairs and other needs in the past year, the governor’s office announced Thursday.
State Plans Recovery Resources Meetings
State officials are offering information sessions in the coming weeks on recovery resources in more than a dozen hurricane-affected communities.
Law Shifts Recovery Funds to Topsail Towns
Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law a bill that transfers $5 million marked last year for a Winston-Salem nonprofit to Topsail Island towns for hurricane recovery projects.
Grant to Expand Services for Storm Victims
Twenty-eight North Carolina counties will get funds from a $12.2 million grant to expand crisis counseling services for Hurricane Florence survivors.
Attorney General Files Price Gouging Lawsuit
Attorney General Josh Stein filed Thursday his seventh price gouging lawsuit since hurricanes Florence and Michael hit in 2018.
Water Quality Researchers Highlight Studies
How did Florence’s flooding affect water quality? Researchers discussed their ongoing work on this and other questions during the recent Water Resources Research Institute conference in Raleigh.
DMF Sends Commercial Fishing Relief Checks
The state Division of Marine Fisheries is sending out a second round of checks from the $11.6 million Hurricane Florence Commercial Fishing Assistance Program.
Florence’s Effect on Poverty Focus of Forum
The eighth annual “Taking the Pulse on Poverty” symposium on April 3, hosted by UNCW, will focus on Hurricane Florence and how it affected vulnerable populations in the state’s southeastern region.
Bogue Banks Sand Project Nears Final Leg
The $20 million, post-Florence renourishment of beaches on Bogue Banks should be completed by April 30, just ahead of the busy tourist season, but damaged public beach accesses may not be repaired as quickly.
Local Taxes Could Fund Storm Repairs, Inlets
Legislators included new ways to raise cash for coastal towns’ storm-related expenses and infrastructure needs, such as local-option sales taxes, in a spate of bills filed in recent days.
Florence: Federal Help for NC Exceeds $1.2B
As of March 1, more than $1.2 billion in federal assistance has been approved to assist North Carolinians since Hurricane Florence struck six months ago.
Florence’s Toll: Room Tax Revenues In Focus
The loss of hotel and motel rooms, rental cottages and condos from Hurricane Florence damage has yet to become clear as North Carolina beach town officials begin their annual budget process.
Cooper Urges President to End Shutdown
Gov. Roy Cooper wrote Wednesday a letter to President Donald Trump urging an end of the federal shutdown to speed hurricane recovery and help the state’s farmers.
STEM Project Helps Kids Understand Storm
A Duke University Marine Lab project helped young Boys and Girls Club members apply science, technology, engineering and math to better understand storm surge and their experiences during Hurricane Florence.
