Hurricane Florence

Jones targets former governor’s disaster recovery agency

March 6, 2025 The C.O.O.P.E.R. Act funds NCORR but with strict oversight

RALEIGH — A bill filed in the House takes aim at former Gov. Roy Cooper’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency, which has been struggling to fulfill its role in recovery efforts for Hurricanes Matthew and […]

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NC hurricane recovery director grilled for hours by legislative subcommittee

January 31, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A series of heated exchanges took place between lawmakers and the director of the state’s hurricane recovery agency during a subcommittee hearing on Thursday. The Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations’ Subcommittee on […]

Audit critical of checks on $112M in Florence funds

December 19, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A new audit report has found issues with the distribution of $112 million in Hurricane Florence funds. The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor’s (OSA) new audit on the North Carolina Department […]

Cooper includes $175M for state disaster agency in latest Helene funding request

October 23, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — According to a press release from Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden), the state agency responsible for helping natural disaster victims needs more money in order to operate. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s Office of Recovery […]

Years after Matthew and Florence hit NC, hurricane victims are still waiting to go home

September 21, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Florence landing on North Carolina’s shore, a legislative subcommittee met to find out why many hurricane victims still have not been made whole. The 15-member Hurricane Recovery […]

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NC Attorney General sues Hurricane Florence contractor

May 4, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On the heels of a state audit critical of the monitoring of federal hurricane relief funds, N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein has announced a lawsuit against a Hurricane Florence contractor. The state audit said […]

Hurricane Florence audit identifies over $1.28B in fund monitoring and measure issues

May 2, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — An audit of Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery funds by N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood’s office has found hundreds of millions of dollars distributed with limited monitoring and accountability. The audit identified $502 million […]

UNCW welcomes back former coach, Clemson for Florence fundraiser

October 31, 2018 Brett Friedlander

WILMINGTON — As a former resident of Wilmington with strong ties to the area, Brad Brownell knew he had to do something to help the community rebuild after watching Hurricane Florence devastate the North Carolina […]

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College, pro teams offer Florence relief

September 26, 2018 Brett Friedlander

The members of East Carolina’s football team didn’t wear their hearts on their sleeves Saturday when they played at South Florida in their first game back after Hurricane Florence. Instead, they showed their support for […]

Florence is second wettest storm in 70 years

September 26, 2018 admin

RALEIGH – Hurricane Florence was the nation’s second rainiest storm in 70 years, a top rainfall meteorologist at NOAA and N.C. State calculated. According to Ken Kunkel, only last year’s Hurricane Harvey rained more over a 14,000 […]