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Governor signs into law bills helping storm victims, hospitals, and the DOT

Hurricane victims, struggling rural hospitals, and the state Department of Transportation will get an infusion of cash.   Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday, Nov. 18, signed two bills into law that aim to stabilize the DOT and rural hospitals, as well as provide disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Dorian and other major storms.  Senate Bill...

Julie Havlak
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Shifting sands: We continue to build and live along the N.C. coast, but should we? 

Coastal communities are no strangers to the heavy winds and the massive storm surges hurricanes bring.   Hurricane Dorian was no different when it hammered North Carolina’s barrier islands at the start of September.   The people are resilient. They will rebuild, as they always do, after each hurricane.  But should they?  That’s the question local officials...

Lindsay Marchello
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Rural hospitals largely unscathed by Dorian

On Ocracoke Island, the streets stink of dead fish, and water still laps at houses.  People walk through dirty water in bare feet and flip flops. That will breed its own health problems, as snakes, sewage, and debris swim in that same water. “The first floor of every home and building has water in it,”...

Julie Havlak

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