Press Releases

The Adopt a Gauge Program – Municipalities Gauging Safety

Hundreds of gauges are situated near streams and rivers across North Carolina to provide real-time data on stream elevation, rainfall and weather parameters – and now municipalities can “adopt” these gauges, in similar fashion to the well-known “Adopt-A-Highway program. These gauges, which are operated by N.C. Emergency Management (NCEM), local government agencies, private organizations and the U.S. Geological Survey, all feed information into the Flood Inundation Mapping and Alert Network (FIMAN). Gauge data is also provided to the National Weather Service to aid in their rain and flood forecasts.

More than $2 Million Approved for Electric Cooperative

DURHAM, N.C. – FEMA and the state of North Carolina are announcing more than $2.4 million to reimburse Energy United Electric Membership Corporation for damage to its electrical systems following Tropical Storm Michael.

Anson Correctional Institution Opens to House Female Offenders

The North Carolina Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice today announced the impending arrival of female offenders to the former Lanesboro Correctional Institution, which has been renamed the Anson Correctional Institution.

McGuire Nuclear Station Exercise Evaluates Emergency Response

WHAT:  State and local emergency management officials are joining representatives from Duke Energy in an exercise of the emergency response plans for the McGuire Nuclear Station in Huntersville. 

$1.8 Million Announced for N.C. Department of Transportation

DURHAM, N.C. – FEMA and the state of North Carolina have announced more than $1.8 million to help the North Carolina Department of Transportation cover Hurricane Florence-related expenses. 

MEDIA ADVISORY: Anson Correctional Institution Tour

WHAT:     Tour of Anson Correctional Institution

DATE:     Tuesday July 30

TIME:      10 a.m.-noon

MEDIA ADVISORY: Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee Meets Tuesday in Raleigh

The Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee (JJAC) will meet on Tuesday, July 30.

Additional $2 Million Approved for Carteret County

DURHAM, N.C. – FEMA and the state of North Carolina are announcing more than $2.3 million to reimburse Carteret County for debris cleanup activities following Hurricane Florence. 

Shanticia Hawkins Named Warden at Warren Correctional Institution

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Shanticia E. Hawkins as the new warden of the Warren Correctional Institution in Manson.

Hurricane Matthew Recovery Funds to Help More Families in Bladen and Columbus Counties

RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has designated Bladen and Columbus counties as among the Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) areas that were impacted by Hurricane Matthew.