Governor Pat McCrory this afternoon received a federal disaster declaration to help individuals in Camden, Chowan, Currituck, and Pasquotank counties and to help the local government in Hertford County recover from the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew.
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Correctional Staff Evacuate a Portion of Neuse Correctional Institution Following Prison Disturbance
Correctional staff with the assistance of law enforcement evacuated a portion of Neuse Correctional Institution this morning following a disturbance that started late Sunday afternoon.
Inmate Christopher Blackett #1515843 was found unresponsive in his cell at Lanesboro Correctional Institution Sunday afternoon, after an apparent suicide.
Governor Pat McCrory toured the town of Princeville today and then joined local and federal officials as he visited the Disaster Recovery Center in Rocky Mount to provide an update on Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts.
Governor Pat McCrory met with members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation today at the Emergency Operations Center to discuss the importance of our state and federal partnership as we begin to recover from Hurricane Matthew.
Governor Pat McCrory this afternoon received a federal disaster declaration to help local governments and individuals in Lee, Moore and Wake Counties recover from the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew.
Two weeks after Hurricane Matthew slammed eastern North Carolina, residents are still reeling from the storm’s impact. Crews from the N.C. Department of Transportation are doing everything they can to help life return to normal.
Slightly more than 11,000 people received Disaster Food and Nutrition Service benefits cards on Saturday, the first day the federal assistance was available to North Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Matthew.
North Carolina residents, who suffered losses and damage as a result of Hurricane Matthew, can get information about state and federal assistance at a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Lenoir County opening Monday, Oct. 24.
Correction and law enforcement officers bring a disturbance at Neuse Correctional Institution that lasted approximately four hours under control. One corrections staff member has been taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.