Hurricane Mattthew /tags/hurricane-mattthew Hurricane Mattthew en-US Copyright Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:37:26 GMT Troubled NC hurricane housing program says it needs more money to finish job /politics/2025-01-30/hurricane-housing-program-north-carolina-funding A state agency tasked with rebuilding homes damaged in hurricanes Matthew and Florence is asking the legislature for more money, saying it otherwise won't finish the long-delayed recovery from storms that hit North Carolina more than six years ago. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:37:26 GMT /politics/2025-01-30/hurricane-housing-program-north-carolina-funding Colin Campbell After two hurricanes, Fair Bluff moves its downtown to higher ground /politics/2023-12-01/hurricanes-fair-bluff-downtown-flooding-nc-lumber Mayor Billy Hammond and other town leaders came up with a dramatic plan to address repeat flooding: build a whole new downtown-style commercial district a few blocks up the street on higher ground. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:38:13 GMT /politics/2023-12-01/hurricanes-fair-bluff-downtown-flooding-nc-lumber Colin Campbell Historic Black town in North Carolina lies one hurricane away from disaster /news/2022-04-28/historic-black-town-north-carolina-hurricane-disaster-princeville-ap Princeville, which stakes its claim as the first in the U.S. founded by Black Americans nearly 140 years ago, has flooded many times. Two hurricanes 17 years apart created catastrophic flooding in the town, which was built on swampy, low-lying land. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:20:12 GMT /news/2022-04-28/historic-black-town-north-carolina-hurricane-disaster-princeville-ap Associated Press Eastern NC Continues To Recover From Hurricane Matthew One Year Later /environment/2017-10-04/eastern-nc-continues-to-recover-from-hurricane-matthew-one-year-later Last October Hurricane Matthew caused more than two dozen deaths in North Carolina. Floods damaged much of the eastern part of the state, and communities… Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:14:36 GMT /environment/2017-10-04/eastern-nc-continues-to-recover-from-hurricane-matthew-one-year-later Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio Eastern NC Continues To Recover From Hurricane Matthew One Year Later /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-04/eastern-nc-continues-to-recover-from-hurricane-matthew-one-year-later Last October Hurricane Matthew caused more than two dozen deaths in North Carolina. Floods damaged much of the eastern part of the state, and communities… Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:14:36 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-04/eastern-nc-continues-to-recover-from-hurricane-matthew-one-year-later Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio