Press Releases

As family and friends prepare for the Thanksgiving Holiday period, the State Highway Patrol is also making preparations of its own in hopes of ensuring safe travel.   

On Nov. 11 at approximately 2 p.m. at Bertie Correctional Institution, a confrontation between two offenders -- Bernaldo Torres (#1169757) and Quentin Holloway (#1301100) -- occurred inside a housing unit.

On Nov. 9 at approximately 7:55 a.m. at Columbus Correctional Institution, offender Gregory Adams, Jr. (#0668860) was assaulted and killed at the facility. 

RALEIGH, N.C. – The disaster recovery center in Robeson County will close temporarily at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12. The center will reopen at noon, Wednesday, Nov. 14. The Robeson center is located at:

The Hoke County disaster recovery center in Raeford will close permanently at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10.  The center is located at:

Are you a renter who was forced out of your home by Hurricane Florence and initially was eligible for rental assistance from FEMA? Do you still need FEMA’s help? If you are still eligible, you need take only two steps to get the help you need:

The Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee (JJAC) will meet on Thursday, Nov. 8. Created as part of the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act within S.L.

 Who:     ReBuild North Carolina, North Carolina’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Program for Hurricane Matthew

The ReBuild North Carolina Program will host a series of outreach events over the coming months to assist homeowners who sustained damage from Hurricane Matthew complete their program application for recovery aid.

Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at the Lowe’s home improvement store in Cape Carteret starting Nov. 5.

The disaster recovery center in Columbus County is moving to a new location at 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 5. The new location is: Columbus County Community Farmers Market 132 Government Complex Road Whiteville, N.C. 28472

Inmate Brandon Lineberger (#1040661) died Friday morning at Pasquotank Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide. He was found unresponsive in his cell Thursday night at approximately 11:24 p.m. Prison medical staff and local paramedics responded and worked to resuscitate the inmate.

Five State/FEMA disaster recovery centers in North Carolina will close temporarily due to voting activities. The affected recovery centers will close temporarily and re-open as follows:

The deadline for North Carolinians to register for disaster assistance has been extended 30 days to 11:59 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. FEMA granted the extension at the request of Gov.

At the request of the State of North Carolina, FEMA will provide temporary housing units to households displaced by Hurricane Florence in three additional counties: Bladen, Lenoir and Pamlico.