Press Releases

Three weeks after the federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Florence, more than $210 million in state and federal funds has been provided directly to North Carolinians to aid in their recovery.

North Carolina renters who face eviction or have been evicted from their storm-damaged apartment complex—whether their unit had damage or not—may be eligible for disaster assistance from FEMA.

Governor Roy Cooper today applauded news that Congress passed legislation that includes critical funding for Hurricane Florence recovery.

A disaster recovery center is now open in the town of Lillington in Harnett County.

Offender David Atkins (#1465138) died Oct. 1 at Piedmont Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide. He was found unresponsive in his cell at approximately 7:48 p.m. Prison medical staff and local paramedics responded and worked to resuscitate the offender.

State and local law enforcement officials apprehended a juvenile early Tuesday who failed to return to secure custody at the Edgecombe Youth Development Center following a home visit in Pitt County on Sept. 23.

At approximately 8:40 a.m. today at Scotland Correctional Institution, inmate Cadarius Thomas (#0821718) was involved in an assault on one correctional employee. Additional staff were called in to assist.

North Carolina has won $18.5 million to hire North Carolinians from areas hit hard by Hurricane Florence to work on recovery efforts, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.