Press Releases

Pasquotank CI Inmate Dies in Apparent Suicide

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 Disaster Recovery Centers to Temporarily Close Due to Voting Activities

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:

North Carolina Survivors Now Have Until Dec. 13 to Register for Disaster Assistance

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.

Two Weeks Remain for Homeowners Renters and Businesses to Apply for Disaster Assistance

If you are a North Carolina homeowner, renter or business owner who sustained property damage or loss caused by Hurricane Florence you have two weeks left to register and apply for federal disaster assistance.

Three Counties Added for Direct Housing for Hurricane Florence Survivors in North Carolina

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.

FEMA Specialists to Offer Mitigation Tips in Bayboro

Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at the Pamlico Home Builders and Supply in Bayboro starting Nov. 1.

Disaster Recovery Centers to Close One Hour Earlier Starting Oct. 29

State/FEMA disaster recovery centers will close one hour earlier, at 6 p.m., starting Monday, Oct. 29. The centers will operate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Days of operation are unchanged.
  

Disaster Recovery Center in Lenoir County to Close

RALEIGH, N.C. – As recovery from Hurricane Florence continues across North Carolina, the disaster recovery center in Lenoir County will close permanently at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. However, help is just a phone call or mouse click away. The Lenoir center is located at:

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR THREE MORE COUNTIES

North Carolina’s Federal Disaster declaration has been amended to include FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) for three additional counties: Chatham, Durham and Guilford.

Carteret County Disaster Recovery Center in Newport to Close

The disaster recovery center in Newport, Carteret County, will close permanently at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. The recovery center in Beaufort remains open. The center that is closing is located at: