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Hurricane flooding. Source: North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
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NC Gov. Announces More Home Repair Funds Coming for Hurricane Matthew Survivors

November 20, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

North Carolinians Urged to Sign Up for Appointments Starting November 21, Visit Application Centers Beginning November 30 Hurricane Matthew survivors whose homes were damaged by the storm can apply for additional financial help starting later […]

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North Carolina Launches Website to Track Disaster Work

October 25, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Rebuild.nc.gov site offers up-to-the-minute data as Hurricane Matthew recovery moves into the next phase with allocations to local governments, housing buyouts and elevation By Maggie Bizzell, North Carolina Department of Information Technology North Carolina has added […]

Hurricane flooding. Source: North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
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$15 Million Program Available to Help Small Businesses Affected by Hurricane Matthew

October 25, 2017 Kay Whatley

Small Businesses Can Now Apply for Additional Disaster Recovery Assistance Small businesses affected by Hurricane Matthew should apply now for $15 million in financing from the North Carolina Department of Commerce and nonprofit lenders, Governor […]

Governor's visit to Princeville NC on October 3, 2017. Source: Ford Porter
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One Year Later: North Carolina Continues Recovering from Hurricane Matthew

October 3, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Progress underway, but more help is needed By Ford Porter, NC Office of the Governor Princeville: Nearly one year after Hurricane Matthew displaced thousands of families and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, North Carolina […]

Hurricane flooding. Source: North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
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Grants & Funding Buoy Hurricane Matthew Recovery, Future Planning

July 11, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor When Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina the weekend of October 8-9, 2016, it caused immediate damage and began weeks of flooding that devastated lower lying towns. Residents evacuated their homes. Many […]

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National Volunteer Week in NC is Apr. 23-29

April 23, 2017 Kay Whatley

North Carolinians Encouraged to Get Involved in Local Communities By Ford Porter, nc.gov Governor Roy Cooper has declared April 23-29, 2017, National Volunteer Week in North Carolina. “Every North Carolinian can play a role in improving […]

Hurricane flooding. Source: North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
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NC Communities Get Funds for Matthew Recovery Projects

April 5, 2017 Kay Whatley

Public Encouraged to Comment on State’s CDBG-DR Action Plan By Ford Porter, nc.gov A first round of state grants will go to seven communities hit hard by Hurricane Mathew to repair water and sewer systems, improve […]

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$198 Million Grant for Hurricane Matthew Recovery Announced

January 26, 2017 Kay Whatley

Funds will Help Survivors with Housing, Rebuilding, Jobs in Hardest Hit NC Counties By Ford Porter, governor.NC.gov Governor Roy Cooper today announced that North Carolina has received more than $198 million to help families and […]

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NC Governor’s Office Announces $4.5M Federal Grant to Help Matthew Survivors

January 20, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Ford Porter, nc.gov On January 19, 2017, Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina has been awarded a $4.5 million federal grant to help Hurricane Matthew survivors with their long-term recovery needs. The funds will […]

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Haiti Struggles with Debt ‎and Hurricane Matthew Recovery

January 13, 2017 Kay Whatley

Haiti’s debt approaches $2 billion dollars as it recovers from Hurricane Matthew and remembers the devastating earthquake that shattered the country seven years ago. After the 2010 earthquake, most of Haiti’s debt was wiped out following […]

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$135,000 Grant to Aid Eastern NC Healthcare Clinics

December 30, 2016 Kay Whatley

NC Association of Free & Charitable Clinics awarded $135,000 grant to aid in Hurricane Matthew recovery at Eastern NC healthcare clinics Grant will help clinics return to full strength in serving the uninsured By Randy […]

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Do Not Let Misinformation Keep You from Registering for Disaster Assistance

November 9, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount NC Thousands of North Carolinians registered for disaster assistance since Hurricane Matthew struck, and thousands more may still be eligible. Some survivors don’t register for assistance for a variety […]

Overhead view of CAFO. Source: Environmental Working Group.
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First Inventory of Hurricane Matthew’s Impact on NC Factory Farms

November 4, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Alex Formuzis, Environmental Working Group Hurricane Matthew’s rampage through North Carolina’s coastal plain flooded more than 140 feces-strewn swine and poultry barns, more than a dozen open pits brimming with hog waste and thousands […]

Dracula rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew, new dates released. Source: Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount NC.
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“Dracula” Rescheduled in Rocky Mount NC, 50% of Proceeds to Benefit United Way

October 24, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount The city of Rocky Mount has rescheduled the performances of “Dracula.” Based on the novel by Bram Stoker and directed by Brooke Edwards, artistic and managing director for the […]

A dog in a shelter. Photo: Kay Whatley.
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Seeking a Pet Lost in Hurricane Matthew?

October 23, 2016 Kay Whatley

NC Department of Public Safety Advises You to Check with Your Local Animal Shelter State officials are advising people trying to recover pets they lost in Hurricane Matthew to visit their county’s animal shelter. Hundreds […]

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Calls for Volunteers for NC Flooding Clean Up

October 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

Groups are working in the flooded towns of North Carolina helping clean up so residents may move back into their homes. Several groups seek volunteers in Eastern NC towns. Volunteer groups have teams gathering in Goldsboro, […]

National Guard, state and local officials during stabilization effort at Woodlake Dam, Moore County, North Carolina. Source: Mike Rusher, NC DEQ.
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NC Environmental Officials Visit Woodlake Dam in Moore County

October 14, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Mike Rusher, ncdenr.gov Top state environmental officials visited the Woodlake dam in Moore County on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, to evaluate safety conditions there. The dam was threatening to breach after two major […]

According to the NCDA&CS, delivery of "carbon materials" began October 13, 2016, for on-farm composting efforts. Source: NCDA&CS, Raleigh NC.
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Hurricane Matthew Inflicts Significant Damage on NC Agriculture

October 13, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Brian Long, NCDA&CS  The flood water hasn’t receded yet, but initial reports show that North Carolina’s agricultural industries took a beating from Hurricane Matthew. State ag officials do not have damage estimates, but the […]

Jim Liestman with his photos “Serenity” and “Wetland Sunset” at the Franklin County Arts Council Gallery, Franklinton NC. Source: Donna Campbell Smith.
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Hurricane Matthew Knocks Out Photo Show Reception

October 13, 2016 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith, fcacarts.org Hurricane Matthew blew in Saturday, October 8, 2016, and forced the Franklin County Arts Council Photography Guild to cancel the reception for their fourth-annual photography show; but, not before the twenty-eight photos […]

Source: City Of Rocky Mount NC.
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Rocky Mount NC Begins Assessment of Damaged Businesses and Homes

October 13, 2016 Kay Whatley

Residents Should Call Inspections before Entering the Home or Turning on Electricity By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount While there is still some elevated flooding and closed streets as a result of Hurricane Matthew, the […]

The Food Distribution Division has been making deliveries of USDA food products to assist disaster relief feeding efforts. This photo was taken today in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Source: NC Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh NC.
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NCDA&CS Ready to Move into Communities to Assess Damage, Assist in Recovery

October 12, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Brian Long, NCDA&CS The NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is ready to dispatch inspectors and field forces to assess damage to the state’s agriculture industry and to ensure food is safe […]

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Rocky Mount NC & Five County Area Roads Flooded Following Hurricane Matthew

October 9, 2016 Kay Whatley

Public Asked to Proceed with Caution, Stay Home if Possible By Kay Whatley, Editor Folks, I know the sun is shining and you want to go see what shape your neighborhood is in and where […]

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NC Electric Cooperatives Begin To See Outages

October 8, 2016 Kay Whatley

– Electric cooperatives beginning to experience outages (2,900 at 10am) in inland and coastal southern counties. – Crews are staged and additional crews from western North Carolina and Virginia have moved in to help. – Please […]

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Farmers Urged to Prepare for Hurricane Matthew

October 4, 2016 Kay Whatley

Brian Long, NCDA&CS With Hurricane Matthew looking more certain to affect North Carolina, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is urging farmers to have emergency plans in place for their farms and share those plans with workers […]

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The Strange-ness: NC Law Removes Protections from Opossums for Five Days A Year

July 27, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor Have you ever read an article about the odd laws on the books in US states? One can only imagine what led to their creation. Laws prohibiting elephants from plowing fields* […]

The Jamaican fruit-eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) is one of five species that roost in Home Away from Home Cave in Jamaica. Credit: Sherri and Brock Fenton
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“Poop” (guano) Core Records 4,300 Years of Bat Diet and Environment

April 12, 2021

An inaccessible cave preserved clues to Jamaica’s climate past in the sedimentary layers of bat guano Deep in a Jamaican cave is a treasure trove of bat poop, deposited in sequential layers by generations of […]

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The Strange-ness: Ghostly Cab

July 24, 2016

A closed-circuit TV (CCTV) video shows a ghostly person following a man into a cab, or does it? The footage, posted on YouTube here, appears to show a figure following a man into a taxi, […]

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