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There is still plenty of space in the shelters at Lenoir Community College, North Lenoir and South Lenoir. Each high school can house about 400 people, while LCC has a capacity of about 700.
The Lenoir County Transit system won’t be in operation, but shelters at North Lenoir, South Lenoir and LCC are open..
As Hurricane Florence approaches, local leaders have continued to work toward finding ways to minimize the storm’s damage.
Jones said all storm preparations should be completed by Thursday. He advised that from Thursday onward, people needed to be able to be self-sufficient for at least five days. Anyone not able to accomplish this is advised to go to a shelter.
Should outages occur as a result of Hurricane Florence, crews will begin responding as soon as conditions are clear and safe. If winds reach 40 miles per hour, the co-op will suspend restoration efforts. Additional crews from sister co-ops in Alabama and Tennessee are en route to assist with outage restoration as well as local contract and right-of-way crews.
Lenoir County Board of Commissioners Chairman Craig Hill signed the declaration today on the advice of Lenoir County Emergency Services Director Roger Dail and other county officials. It will remain in effect until county officials decide to rescind or modify it.
The board of directors of the CSS Neuse Foundation announced Tuesday that the “Wings Over the Neuse” fundraiser set for Friday has been postponed.
Rain dates have been tentatively scheduled for September 21-23 for Lenoir Community College’s production of Annie, originally scheduled for this weekend. All show times will remain the same (Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm; Sunday at 3:00 pm).
The chances for Hurricane Florence to make an impact on Lenoir County worse than Hurricane Matthew in 2016 are definitely in play.
A 9/11 Memorial Service was held Tuesday at Pearson Park. Sponsored by AMVETS Post No. 1111 and First Responders of Lenoir County, it was held to remember the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
LCC, NLHS and SLHS will all open as emergency shelters on Thursday, September 13th at 7:00 AM.
Duke Energy provides a pre-hurricane update and makes a request for help finding lodging for incoming crews. Duke Energy is looking for approximately 5,000 hotel beds to house power restoration crews coming to the region to assist with storm restoration.
As Hurricane Florence gets closer to the area, residents did their parts to prepare Tuesday.
US&R teams from seven states have been deployed to the North Carolina Emergency Management Eastern Branch, which is located at the Global TransPark in Kinston. US&R teams, as a part of FEMA, will aid in search and rescue and recovery.
Sheriff Ronnie Ingram is asking all residents in Lenoir County to evacuate if they live in low-lying or flood-prone areas.
With all of the projected storm tracks, there will be a massive amount of rain, especially to the west and that can be worse for us than Matthew.
“It is becoming clearer by the hour that North Carolina will be facing a potentially very dangerous storm in Hurricane Florence and now is the time for folks to get prepared and have emergency plans in place,” said Rep. Bell.
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