WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Funding to provide shelter for homeless families. * * * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced nearly $4.8 million to support people experiencing homelessness in communities across North Carolina and South Carolina recovering from Hurricane Helene. Through HUD's Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program, funding will be allocated  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Jacksonville man was sentenced to 152 months in prison for selling drugs and firearms at the same time in New Bern and Jacksonville. On March 26, 2024, Fan Troy Staton, age 50, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamin  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division, has confirmed the appointment by Lieutenant General Robert D. Harter, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, of Douglas M. Reed as a United States Army Reserve Ambassador At Large for the 99th RD's 13-state region stretching from M  more

STUTTGART, Germany, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Sgt. Alisha Grezlik, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa LILONGWE, Malawi - The Malawi Defense Force invited chaplains from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, and their new state partners, the North Carolina National Guard, to participate in a military-to-military exchange. The collaboration in August marked th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. Thousands of trees damaged by Tropical Storm Helene will be repurposed under a North Carolina project developed through Interagency Recovery Coordination (IRC), a team of federal, state and local government, non-profits and faith-based organizations. More than 320,000 pounds of wood has already been removed. "This marks the transition from respons  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: RALEIGH, N.C., - Recently, members from the United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) of North Carolina (N.C) attended the 39th annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference hosted by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA). The event was held from November 2nd thru 4th at the Durham Convention Center. "This netwo  more