Epicurean Evening benefiting the Methodist Home for Children has been canceled due to impacts from Hurricane Florence (Source: Facebook) WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The annual Epicurean Evening, benefiting the Methodist Home for Children, has been canceled due to the impact of Hurricane Florence.  The event was scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 27 at the Wilmington Convention Center. It will not be rescheduled for this year.  “As our region is reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, we are…

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Beatty family had a roller coaster year in 2016. Their Bladen County home flooded after Hurricane Matthew in October 2016, and their 11-year-old son needed an emergency transplant not long after the storm hit.  While Kaleek Beatty’s health is on the mend after receiving a successful kidney transplant, the home the Beattys hoped to rebuild flooded again during Hurricane Florence. “It is like, how are we going to recover after being hit…

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Beatty family had a roller coaster year in 2016. Their Bladen County home flooded after Hurricane Matthew in October 2016, and their 11-year-old son needed an emergency transplant not long after the storm hit.  While Kaleek Beatty’s health is on the mend after receiving a successful kidney transplant, the home the Beattys hoped to rebuild flooded again during Hurricane Florence. “It is like, how are we going to recover after being hit…

Brunswick County island sustained major flooding, damage from storm BRUNSWICK COUNTY — Nearly 12 days after Hurricane Florence barreled ashore at Wrightsville Beach 26 miles up the coast, Bald Head Island remains flooded and without power in most places. “The village’s ability in getting floodwaters lowered in areas still deep with water has been greatly improved today with the teamwork & cooperation of all three organizations and is one step closer in getting this island…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Tammie Hedges could face charges after sheltering more than two dozen pets as Hurricane Florence impacted North Carolina. (Photo: WNCN) GOLDSBORO, NC (WNCN) — The Wayne County District Attorney’s Office has dropped charges against a woman who was accused of running an illegal veterinary operation when sheltering animals during Hurricane Florence. Tammie Hedges was facing 12 counts of misdemeanor practice/attempt veterinary medicine without a license and one count of solicitation of…

NHRMC Foundation’s Pink Ribbon Project events in Oct. have been rescheduled for March (Source: NHRMC) WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation’s Pink Ribbon events scheduled for next month have been postponed due to the recent impacts of Hurricane Florence.  The Pink Ribbon Project luncheon scheduled for Oct. 4 and the Pink Ribbon Project cocktail party scheduled for Nov. 9 have been rescheduled for March.  Below are the new dates, locations…

Brunswick County beach town’s piers, dunes seemed to ride out the storm with only minor damage and erosion BRUNSWICK COUNTY — These days Oak Island isn’t operating as it might on a usual weekday, but it isn’t far from a return to complete normalcy, according to public information officer Kyle Thomas. “We had some minor flooding, and we had some trees down,” he said Tuesday. “We are still in cleanup mode, and we will be…

By JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — The last community in the way of Hurricane Florence’s floodwaters as they slowly flow to the sea got some good news Wednesday — the predictions aren’t as dire as they once were. – Advertisement – Officials originally expected flooding in the worst areas of Georgetown County to be from 5 to 10 feet (1.5 to 3 meters). But the latest forecast lowered that estimate to 2…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) — Just days after Hurricane Florence, recovery for people who live in New Bern got underway and those who evacuated returned home to see the damage the storm left behind. “I was just devastated because I know my grandmother had those things for a long time and some of those things you can’t replace,” said New Bern resident Shawnteria Ambrose. – Advertisement – The CBS 17…