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ERWIN, N.C. (WTVD) — The Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast NC will take their mobile pantry to Erwin on Thursday to team up with Grace Chapel Church to give away food to those impacted by Hurricane Florence. Pantry employees are planning to serve hundreds of people once they arrive in Harnett County. The event will take place in the Walmart parking lot in Erwin off Jackson Blvd. ‘This is what community looks like’: NC…

By Luke Notestine, WRAL reporter In Seven Springs, residents already reeling from Hurricane Matthew got a double whammy when Florence again flooded their community. “Matthew was catastrophic. Floyd was disaster. Now this is devastating,” said Chuck Stancil. He’s been a firefighter for the past 23 years, and he’s seen a lot of storms. “This is going to be devastating for Seven Springs, depending on how many people come back and whether this town will stay,”…

AT&T said Wednesday that it is deploying satellite COLTs, COWS (cell tower on wheels) and assistance in the field as quickly and safely as conditions allow to help those affected by Hurricane Florence. Downloading the ABC11 app is the best way to stay up-to-date on the latest conditions from Hurricane Florence. In addition to the efforts in coastal areas, AT&T has charging stations at various shelters throughout the state, including at the Friday Center on…

More help is on the way for Carolinas residents affected by Hurricane Florence. Denny’s announced Wednesday that its Mobile Relief Diner is heading to the Carolinas. The “53-foot mobile kitchen will travel to areas impacted to serve free meals to those in need,” the national diner chain said in a news release. According to Denny’s, the truck will “serve freshly-cooked pancakes and bacon, along with coffee and other refreshments to local residents, first responders and…

As some rivers around the state crest and begin to slowly recede, officials warn the danger is far from over and are urging frustrated evacuees not to return home just yet. In some good news, the Town of Topsail Beach announced it will be open to property owners and residents ONLY on Thursday beginning at 9 a.m. The only access will be through the swing bridge in Surf City. People must have proof of residency….

By Kasey Cunningham, WRAL reporter Southport, N.C. — Beach towns are slowly reopening to residents, but most are still closed to tourists following Hurricane Florence. Some roads in Brunswick County are completely washed out, including Bethel Road, which is the only way in and out for Southport residents. A path carved out in the brush, built with a few wood planks, is now the only available route. For the first time since Florence ravaged the…

North Carolina football players will donate meal money to buy supplies for victims of Hurricane Florence, UNC coach Larry Fedora said. The supplies will go to North Carolina residents in the eastern part of the state who were hit hardest by the storm. Bobby Hundley, a UNC athletics spokesperson, said 85 players will donate $15, the per diem each player would get after their game against Pitt on Saturday. Together they’ll donate $1,275. “It’s kind…

Some North Carolina school districts remain closed after Hurricane Florence, leaving the prospect of make-up days looming. State law requires schools to be in session for 185 days a year. But some state leaders want to ease statewide attendance requirements for counties affected by the storm. NC Schools Superintendent Mark Johnson and House Speaker Tim Moore this week said they hope to exempt school districts hit hard by Hurricane Florence from the state’s calendar requirements….

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — Thousands of people are still being housed in shelters across our state and many like Tabitha Williams of Morehead City don’t know when they might be able to go home. “It’s just devastation back home,” she told ABC11. Williams and her four daughters, all younger than 8, left their coastal town as Hurricane Florence was barreling toward the Carolina coast. They’ve been in shelters ever since and are now at…

By Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter Morrisville, N.C. — Dozens of volunteers loaded boxes of donations into RDU International Airport’s general aviation wing for private pilots to take to areas affected by Florence. The project, A Just Florence Recovery, has become part of Operation Airdrop, a Texas-based nonprofit created to help Texas residents in places hurt by Hurricane Harvey last year. In and around North Carolina, more than 100 volunteers joined A Just Florence Recovery in…

By Kendra Pierre-Louis, New York Times The record-breaking rains that started with Hurricane Florence are continuing to strain North Carolina’s hog lagoons. Because of the storm, at least 77 lagoons in the state have either released pig waste into the environment or are at imminent risk of doing so, according to data issued Tuesday by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. That tally more than doubled from the day before, when the department’s count…

US Customs and Border Protection assist with search-and-rescue efforts after Florence Sep 19, 2018 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations rescue two adults and a dog from the Cape Fear waterway during the early evening hours of Sept. 17, 2018. By

President Donald Trump revisited the topic of Lake Norman during a Wednesday visit to survey North Carolina’s Hurricane Florence flood damage. On Wednesday, he wanted to know how it fared during the hurricane, asking one local official: “How is Lake Norman doing?” according to the News & Observer. “I love that area,” Trump was reported saying. “I can’t tell you why, but I love that area.” Lake Norman is home to Trump National Golf Club,…

Horry County is waiting to see how high the Waccamaw River will rise by this time next week, with the potential for it to cut off key access routes days after Hurricane Florence struck. But local residents should also consider what’s in the water. The Waccamaw basin covers 765 square miles in Horry and Georgetown counties, and Santee Cooper is already struggling to keep the river away from 200,000 tons of coal ash at a…

Florence brought heavy, life-threatening floods to many parts of the Carolinas, leaving thousands without power.As of 1:15 p.m., Wednesday, the statewide power outage total was 188,875. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus Craven, Duplin, New Hanover, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. RELATED: What to do if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de…