/tags/princeville Princeville en-US Copyright Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:56:48 GMT /news/2024-08-06/ncdot-nc-state-map-unmarked-burial-sites-marginalized The State Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights is partly funding a two-year pilot with the goal of preserving and identifying these unmarked burial sites. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:56:48 GMT /news/2024-08-06/ncdot-nc-state-map-unmarked-burial-sites-marginalized Sharryse Piggott /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 /politics/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville When Hurricane Matthew flooded his hometown in 2016, Mayor Bobbie Jones understood the magnitude of the decisions ahead. As the National Guard drained the… Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:08:35 GMT /politics/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville When Hurricane Matthew flooded his hometown in 2016, Mayor Bobbie Jones understood the magnitude of the decisions ahead. As the National Guard drained the… Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:08:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-12/meet-ncs-mayors-bobbie-jones-of-princeville Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /environment/2020-02-20/princeville-levee-gives-insights-into-aging-infrastructure A new study from North Carolina State University suggests that aging levees across the country might be in worse shape than inspectors realize.Researchers… Thu, 20 Feb 2020 18:54:51 GMT /environment/2020-02-20/princeville-levee-gives-insights-into-aging-infrastructure Liz Schlemmer /news/2020-01-10/nc-town-founded-by-freed-slaves-gets-levee-help The U.S . Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to spend $39.6 million to help preserve an eastern North Carolina town founded by freed slaves that's been… Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:07:16 GMT /news/2020-01-10/nc-town-founded-by-freed-slaves-gets-levee-help Associated Press /race-demographics/2017-10-06/princeville-works-to-save-homes-and-history-one-year-after-hurricane-matthew It's been one year since Hurricane Matthew devastated the tiny town of Princeville. The mighty storm forced millions of gallons of water to swell past a… Fri, 06 Oct 2017 18:10:41 GMT /race-demographics/2017-10-06/princeville-works-to-save-homes-and-history-one-year-after-hurricane-matthew Leoneda Inge /news/2017-07-20/princeville-steps-up-recovery-efforts-after-hurricane-matthew The town of Princeville is stepping up recovery efforts after flooding from Hurricane Matthew last fall.Two major hurricanes in less than two decades… Thu, 20 Jul 2017 21:04:09 GMT /news/2017-07-20/princeville-steps-up-recovery-efforts-after-hurricane-matthew Rebecca Martinez /environment/2017-05-02/eastern-nc-schools-continue-to-recover-from-hurricane-matthew Many communities in eastern North Carolina are still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The storm hit the East Coast last October, and in… Tue, 02 May 2017 16:26:38 GMT /environment/2017-05-02/eastern-nc-schools-continue-to-recover-from-hurricane-matthew Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-02/eastern-nc-schools-continue-to-recover-from-hurricane-matthew Many communities in eastern North Carolina are still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The storm hit the East Coast last October, and in… Tue, 02 May 2017 16:26:38 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-02/eastern-nc-schools-continue-to-recover-from-hurricane-matthew Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio