February 2019 – Page 7 – Weather Preppers

‘Agnes of God’ resurrected after Hurricane Florence shortened run

Posted on February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Big Dawg Productions brings back the intense, twisty drama to Wilmington’s Cape Fear Playhouse on Feb. 20. Before Hurricane Florence was even forecast to hit Wilmington, “Agnes of God” was on a streak of poor luck. “We would joke the entire time that this show was cursed,” said Katherine Vernon, who’s directing John Pielmeier’s play for Big Dawg Productions. “The whole reason I ended up directing in the first place was that the first director’s husband…

Teachers work second jobs to make ends meet

Posted on February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

HOUSTON, Texas (FOX 26) — There could be pay raises in the near future for teachers in Texas. Texas Senate Bill 3 aims at giving teachers a $5,000 pay increase funded by school districts throughout the state. FOX 26 News spoke with two teachers who are hoping that what their peers are experiencing in Colorado doesn’t happen to them. “I think that if you look at, not just HISD, but across the state, the lack of really competitive…

Teravainen scores twice, Hurricanes rally past Senators 4-1

Posted on February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Teuvo Teravainen scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes scored four unanswered goals in the third period in a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Micheal Ferland and Justin Williams also scored for the Hurricanes, who wrapped up a season-long five game trip. Curtis McElhinney made 25 saves. Mark Stone scored for the Senators, who had their two-game winning streak snapped. Anders Nilsson made his third straight start and stopped 33 shots. Down…

Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets ‘down and dirty’ with Hurricane Michael chainsaw cleanup crew

Posted on February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. “got down and dirty” volunteering on a chainsaw crew as it cleaned up debris from Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla. Earnhardt on Monday joined a crew from Team Rubicon, the non-profit group of veterans that teams with first responders at disaster sites across the U.S. and the rest of the world. Earnhardt joined the crew through his sponsor, Mnt Dew, the Panama City News Herald reported. “Storm was…

Senator Campbell files bill targeting Austin

Posted on February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

AUSTIN,Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Senate Bill 762: It’s called the “Texas Small Business Protection Act” “Businesses come here for minimal regulations, for freedom. And if we start putting burdensome regulations on them, there goes our economy,” said Senator Donna Campbell (R) New Braunfels. Senator Campbell filed the bill Tuesday morning. If passed the legislation would prohibit cities like Austin and San Antonio from putting their mandated sick leave policies in place. Austin’s earned sick…

News Roundup: The Texas Panhandle At Greater Risk For Wildfires This Week

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

The Standard’s news roundup gives you a quick hit of interesting, sometimes irreverent, and breaking news stories from all over the state. There’s increased risk for wildfires in the Texas Panhandle this week. Melanie Karns is Hazard Mitigation Coordinator for the Texas A&M Forest Service, and says the organization made the assessment based on a few factors, including weather patterns. “Looking at the weather for the next two days out or so, there’s critical and…

Voters In Four States Have Approved Medicaid Expansion By Ballot. Will Texas Do The Same?

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Idaho, Maine, Nebraska and Utah voters approved Medicaid expansion through ballot initiatives. Now Texas legislators have filed bills for a vote over whether the state should expand coverage for the joint federal-state health insurance program. — Olga Kauffman is tired of the politics surrounding Medicaid. Kauffman, a San Antonio resident who works as a health specialist with Urban Strategies, a group that builds public housing and provides services to residents, says she sees families struggle…

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

FOX 26 (SPRING, Texas) – Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown is bringing a 6-foot waterslide to the Houston area. Wet & Wild SplashTown in Spring is being rebranded as Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown. The park will open for the 2019 season on May 4 with a new ride, a Caribbean theme and improvements throughout, Six Flags says. “We are thrilled to welcome Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown into the Six Flags family of parks,”…

Mississippi sues federal government over river flooding

Posted on February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

The state of Mississippi on Monday sued the federal government, claiming a dam complex in Louisiana that keeps the Mississippi River from changing course is harming state land. The suit seeks at least $25 million in damages and touches on one of the most sensitive engineering questions in the nation — the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decades-long effort to keep the Mississippi in its current channel flowing past Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Without…

Busy Valentine’s is a blessing for this farm hit hard by Hurricane Florence

Posted on February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

CASTLE HAYNE, NC (WWAY) — With Valentine’s Day just three days away, shops are filling with flowers hoping to be the right gift for your lover. Castle Hayne farms makes about 5,000 flower bouquets on an average week but, around Valentine’s Day the farm makes about 15,000 from iris to lilies. – Advertisement – After Hurricane Florence set the company back a month, this busy holiday is a blessing. “For Valentine’s, we plan three times…

Wilmington Convention Center needs $220,000 in hurricane repairs

Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Florence damaged drywall, ceilings and floors at the 8-year-old building WILMINGTON — Five months after Hurricane Florence, Wilmington leaders are ready to repair the last of the convention center’s storm scars. Erris Dunston of the city manager’s office said a building assessment found the storm did an estimated $220,000 in damage to the interior. An architectural assessment for the building’s exterior is underway. In October, the city allocated $250,000 to recovery at the Wilmington Convention Center,…

Calif. governor to draw down guard troops

Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans Monday to withdraw several hundred National Guard troops from the state’s southern border with Mexico in defiance of the Trump administration’s request for support from border states. About 100 of the 360 troops will remain deployed under California’s agreement with the federal government to focus specifically on combating transnational crime such as drug and gun smuggling, Newsom spokesman Nathan Click said. Specifically, they will be tasked…

Hurricanes fall to Dvils on the road

Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

Johansson scores twice, Devils beat Hurricanes 3-2

Posted on February 10, 2019February 11, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

The only role the New Jersey Devils are likely going to have in the playoffs this season is being a spoiler, something the Carolina Hurricanes discovered. Marcus Johansson scored twice, a battered Keith Kinkaid made 32 saves and the Devils prevented the Hurricanes from moving into a playoff spot with a 3-2 victory Sunday. “In the end, it’s the win that counts,” said center Nico Hischier, who had assists on all three goals. “Everyone who…

New 'One Tree Hill' event still feeling Florence impacts

Posted on February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 by WeatherPreppers

The Friends with Benefit Charity Events group is hosting a weekend of events featuring show stars like Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton WILMINGTON — Good news, “One Tree Hill” fans. Tric, a popular nightclub from the locally shot The CW series, is officially reopening its doors for a special event months after Hurricane Florence cast doubt on whether it could. Last fall, Friends with Benefit Charity Events began work on an ambitious renovation of the South Front Street…

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