Press Releases

The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing more than $1.7 million to reimburse Hurricane Florence-related expenses for a Fayetteville public utility.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing more than $1.9 million to reimburse Hurricane Florence-related expenses to a Scotland County public housing facility.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing more than $3 million to reimburse Hurricane Florence-related expenses for multiple New Hanover County Schools.

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that certain Private NonProfit organizations (PNP)s in North Carolina that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low-interest rate disaster loans.

The majority of offenders in the state prison system who tested positive for COVID-19 are now presumed to have recovered pursuant to guidance issued yesterday by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $7.5 million to reimburse the City of New Bern to replace a recreational facility damaged during Hurricane Florence.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol held its annual memorial ceremony today in Raleigh in remembrance of 67 fallen members.  Remarks were delivered by Colonel Glenn McNeill Jr., commander of the State Highway Patrol.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing more than $3.6 million to reimburse Hurricane Florence-related expenses to the City of Wilmington.  The funds reimburse repairs to various flood control systems including culverts, drainage channels and retention basins across Wilmington.

The White House and FEMA have granted Governor Roy Cooper’s April 9 request for a federal disaster declaration for eighteen counties that suffered damages from severe storms, flooding and tornadoes in February.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted North Carolina’s request to extend its non-congregate sheltering program for COVID-19 through June 6.