Red Cross opens shelter for Holly Shelter wildfire evacuees
WILMINGTON, NC (NEWS RELEASE) –- The American Red Cross in collaboration with local emergency management offices, the Department of Social Services, and Department of Public Health, has opened...
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Bladen County (open at 8 a.m. Saturday) East Bladen High School, 5600 NC 87, Elizabethtown West Bladen High School, 1600 NC 410, Bladenboro (Pet Friendly) Bladen Lakes Primary School, 9554 Johnsontown...
View ArticleRed Cross closes area shelters, two remain open
THIS INFORMATION FROM A NEWS RELEASE SENT TO THE WWAY NEWSCHANNEL 3 NEWSROOM WILMINGTON, NC — The Red Cross has closed some of the evacuation shelters opened yesterday for Hurricane Irene. All...
View ArticleHundreds in shelters 3 weeks after Florence reached land
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of displaced residents remained in eastern North Carolina shelters three weeks after Hurricane Florence’s eye reached the Atlantic coast. The state emergency management...
View ArticleLaw enforcement in Brunswick County preparing for Dorian
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Towns in Brunswick County are preparing for impacts from Hurricane Dorian. This morning, WWAY’s Hannah Patrick spoke with Southport Police Chief Todd Coring and Chief...
View ArticleHow COVID-19 will impact hurricane shelter plans in the Cape Fear
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Officials across the Cape Fear are keeping a close eye of Hurricane Isaias. In New Hanover County, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has already been busy preparing...
View ArticleBrunswick County opens two shelters ahead of TS Isaias
BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) — Brunswick County will open two shelters at noon on Monday for those who plan to leave their homes before Tropical Storm Isaias’ arrival. Brunswick County’s primary shelters for...
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