Wilmington North Carolina News

Flooding from Hurricane Florence flooded out several homes in Stoney Creek Plantation in Leland. (Photo: Matt Bennett) RALEIGH, NC (Press Release) — The North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management has released an updated damage estimate from Hurricane Florence showing that the storm caused nearly $17 billion in damage, up from a previous estimate of $13 billion. The updated figure is based on new data from the North Carolina Department of Insurance and damage…

Hurricane Florence kept Pender schools closed for up to 30 days PENDER COUNTY — Pender County Schools students will spend an extra week in school next June to help make up for time lost due to Hurricane Florence. Tuesday evening, the Pender County Board of Education approved a new 2018-19 calendar for the district. The approved plan makes up 10 missed days of school for most Pender students, and seven missed or lost work-days for…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Surf City Police Officers participate in No Shave November in November, 2017 (Photo: Surf City Police Department) SURF CITY, NC (WWAY) — In Surf City later this week, you may notice some of the police officers with a little more hair on their faces. It is time for the Surf City Police Department’s annual no shave November fundraiser. – Advertisement – This year, the money raised will go to…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter MONROE, N.C. (AP) – The mother of a 1-year-old who was swept into floodwaters created by Hurricane Florence has been charged in the boy’s death. The Union County Sheriff’s Office said on its Facebook page 20-year-old Dazia Ideah Lee of Charlotte is charged with involuntary manslaughter and driving on a closed or unopened highway. – Advertisement – Lee told news outlets she wasn’t from the area and was unfamiliar…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter BELVILLE, NC (WWAY)  – The town of Belville is slowly beginning the process to get back to normal. They gave neighbors a chance tonight to voice their concerns of what went right and wrong during Florence. Belville is expected to spend a quarter million dollars in debris clean up. – Advertisement – A significant victim of storm damage was the Riverwalk which remains closed. Town Mayor Mike Allen gave neighbors…

Officials plan to survey, restock rivers After Madi Polera investigated fish kills in the wake of Hurricane Florence, her car and clothes retained the overpowering stench of dead aquatic life for days. “It just hangs out in your senses for days, and it’s death,” said Polera, Cape Fear River Watch’s assistant project manager. “So you really try to get out as quickly as you can, get the photos that we needed, get the data that…

10/29/18–The mayors of Wilmington and New Bern are in Washington D-C to discuss Hurricane Florence recovery.Bill Saffo and Dana Outlaw are meeting with multiple federal agencies today and tomorrow.Officials from Pender County are also there.Meetings include FEMA and the Small Business Administration

10/29/18–The Belville Board of Commissioners wants to hear from residents about their Hurricane Florence-related concerns.A community forum will be held tonight beginning at 6-:30 at Belville Elementary School.The meeting is open to the public.

10/29/18–If your important documents were damaged during Hurricane Florence, there’s help in Southport.Downtown Southport Incorporated is hosting a shredding event today from 12p until 2p.The shredding truck can be found on Nash Street—right behind City Hall.

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Satellite image of Hurricane Oscar on Oct. 29, 2018. (Photo: WWAY) MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Oscar has gained a little strength, but forecasters say the storm is curving away from land over the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Oscar was centered Monday morning about 620 miles southeast of Bermuda, with top sustained winds of about 80 mph. – Advertisement – The storm was moving to the…

Florence left county with mountains of debris NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Hurricane Florence left a mess of downed trees, limbs and sticks. In the weeks since the storm, crews hired by the city and county have been collecting material and bringing it to several sites to grind it into mulch, all of which is being staged at the county landfill on U.S. 421, said Joe Suleyman, director of environmental management for New Hanover County. The…

Here’s a look at how many people received help in North Carolina during Hurricane Florence.

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Deputy Farrah Turner (Photo: Florence County Sheriff’s Office) FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Funeral services were held Sunday for Investigator Farrah Turner of the Florence County Sheriff’s office who died in the line of duty. She will be buried at the Florence Memorial Gardens, The same cemetery that Sergeant Terrence Carraway was buried three weeks ago. – Advertisement – Thousands of people came out to pay their respects to Investigator Turner. Florence…

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to Wilmington on Friday, following a 60-day patrol. (Photo: Coast Guard) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to Wilmington on Friday, following a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The Diligence’s crew performed counter-drug and migrant interdiction in the northern Caribbean Sea and post-hurricane responses in North Carolina and Florida. – Advertisement – The crew began their patrol…

Willmington National Cemetery (Photo courtesy: Jeff Rivenbark) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – Despite widespread damage across the Cape Fear from Hurricane Florence, one area survived nearly unscathed. Wilmington National Cemetery, located at 2011 Market Street, only had only two headstones damaged during the September storm. – Advertisement – This is surprising considering so many stately trees along Market Street came down impeding traffic for several days thereafter. According to Steven Fezler, spokesman for Wilmington National Cemetery,…