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N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency

NC Fires a Disaster Relief Subcontractor Founded by Former ReBuild NC Boss

A mid-level state official steered a contract for relief efforts in western North Carolina to the firm run by her former bosses at ReBuild NC. State officials had removed the agency from Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in the fall.

By Lisa Sorg

 Heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on Sept. 28, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. Credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images
A building damaged by Hurricane Helene is seen on March 24 in Asheville, N.C. Communities in western North Carolina continue the recovery process more than six months after the storm. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Despite Problems in and out of State, Horne LLP Is Again Chosen by N.C. Officials to Run Disaster Relief Efforts

By Lisa Sorg
Laura Hogshead (left), the director of ReBuild NC, and Pryor Gibson, advisor to Gov. Roy Cooper, are sworn in to testify in front of lawmakers about the state’s hurricane recovery housebuilding program on Monday. Credit: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline

ReBuild NC’s Embattled Director Is No Longer a State Employee, a Memo Confirms

By Lisa Sorg
Heavy machinery clears a bridge covered in debris after Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28 in Lake Lure, N.C. Credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

Lawmakers Grill ReBuild NC’s Director Over Performance Lapses and Budget Shortfalls

By Lisa Sorg
A mold filled room sits in an abandoned house in west Lumberton, N.C. on Oct. 16, 2018. Two years after Hurricane Matthew, Florence damaged homes in the same neighborhood. Many residents never returned. Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

ReBuild NC Has a Deficit of Over $150 Million With 1,600 People Still Displaced by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence

By Lisa Sorg

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