Press Releases

As family and friends prepare for the Thanksgiving Holiday period, the State Highway Patrol is also making preparations of its own in hopes of ensuring safe travel. 

 

On Nov. 11 at approximately 2 p.m. at Bertie Correctional Institution, a confrontation between two offenders -- Bernaldo Torres (#1169757) and Quentin Holloway (#1301100) -- occurred inside a housing unit.

On Nov. 9 at approximately 7:55 a.m. at Columbus Correctional Institution, offender Gregory Adams, Jr. (#0668860) was assaulted and killed at the facility. 

The Hoke County disaster recovery center in Raeford will close permanently at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. 

The 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:

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:

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.

 Who:     ReBuild North Carolina, North Carolina’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Program for Hurricane Matthew

The Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee (JJAC) will meet on Thursday, Nov. 8. Created as part of the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act within S.L.

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.