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Two more North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Florence are now eligible to apply for federal assistance to help pay for the cost of debris removal, emergency protective measures and permanent repair work to damaged infrastructure.

The Scotland County disaster recovery center located in Laurinburg will close permanently at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21. 

The Scotland County center is located at:

Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at the Lowe’s home improvement store in Morehead City from Nov. 19 through Dec. 7, 2018, with the exception of Thanksgiving Day.

Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at Lowe’s home improvement store in Fayetteville from Nov. 19 through Dec. 7, 2018, with the exception of Thanksgiving Day.

Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at Lowe’s home improvement store in Whiteville from Nov. 19 through Dec. 7, 2018, with the exception of Thanksgiving Day.

Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at Lowe’s home improvement store in Wilmington from Nov. 19 through Dec. 7, 2018, with the exception of Thanksgiving Day.

Two months after the federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Florence, more than $869 million in state and federal funds has been provided directly to North Carolinians to aid in their recovery.

The Wayne County and Jones County disaster recovery centers located in Goldsboro and Trenton will close permanently at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 17, respectively. 

The Wayne County center is located at:

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:

 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