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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
  

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:

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

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:

Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at Sound Ace Hardware in Emerald Isle starting Oct. 30.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Bruce Hodges the new director of the Robeson Confinement in Response to Violation (CRV) Center in Lumberton.