Hurricane Stories

No Friday issue of the Daily News

The Daily News will not print a Friday, Sept. 14, issue of the newspaper due to Hurricane Florence. During the hurricane, our newsroom staff will ... Read more

by Matt Debnam, Thursday, September 13, 2018 4:21 pm

Hurricane Stories

22 Tideland outages currently reported, impacting 1,379 customers mostly in Pamlico County

More than 1,300 people were reported without power on Tideland EMC circuits as of 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, with the majority of outages in Pamlico ... Read more

by Matt Debnam, Thursday, September 13, 2018 3:46 pm

Belhaven

Belhaven imposes curfew, prohibitions on alcohol and weapons

A curfew has been established for the Town of Belhaven, according to a state of emergency declaration signed by Belhaven Mayor Ricky Credle earlier this ... Read more

by Matt Debnam, Thursday, September 13, 2018 3:10 pm

Hurricane Stories

Second shelter opening at P.S. Jones Middle School this afternoon

Beaufort County Emergency Services continues to monitor updates to Hurricane Florence. The storm track continues to predict the storm making landfall around the Wilmington area ... Read more

by Matt Debnam, Thursday, September 13, 2018 12:50 pm

Hurricane Stories

Water available at Food Lion

AMPLE SUPPLY: As of Thursday morning, Food Lion at 851 W. 15th St. had an ample supply of bottled water to meet demand. Read more

by Matt Debnam, Thursday, September 13, 2018 10:39 am

Tideland EMC responds to two outages Thursday morning

According to text alerts from Tideland EMC, two power outages occured this morning. 1,119 members on the Bonnerton circuit out of the Edward substation have ... Read more

by Matt Debnam, Thursday, September 13, 2018 9:36 am

Hurricane Stories

City of Washington declares state of emergency, imposes curfew and travel restrictions

The City of Washington formally declared a state of emergency on Wednesday afternoon, imposing travel restrictions within the city limits beginning at 10 p.m. on ... Read more

by Matt Debnam, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:39 pm

Hurricane Stories

NAVIGATING INSURANCE: What to do before and after the storm

As speculation and uncertainty precedes the landfall of Hurricane Florence, there are many unknowns for those in the path of the storm. For the unknown ... Read more

by Matt Debnam, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 7:21 pm

Hurricane Stories

Those seeking shelter share their stories

As Beaufort County’s emergency shelter opened its doors at noon on Wednesday, a crowd of more than 20 people gathered to find space inside the ... Read more

by Matt Debnam, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 6:58 pm

Hurricane Stories

Navigating insurance before and after the storm

As speculation and uncertainty precedes the landfall of Hurricane Florence, there are many unknowns for those in the path of the storm. For the unknown ... Read more

by Matt Debnam, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 3:08 pm