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FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers Now Open
Disaster recovery centers in Guilford and Rockingham counties are open. They've been established to help those whose homes or businesses were impacted by last month's severe storms.
Representatives from federal and state emergency management agencies are on hand to break down the disaster assistance programs and procedures for survivors. Those seeking help are encouraged to first register with Federal Emergency Management Agency before going to a recovery center.
The centers are located at the Guilford County Department of Public Health in Greensboro and off Freeway Drive and Business 29 in Reidsville. Both are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
13 Protesters Arrested At North Carolina Legislative Building
More than a dozen people were arrested at North Carolina's Legislative Building while demonstrating against Republican policies in the state and the nation and supporting a long list of liberal-leaning demands.
Authorities led away seven protesters in front of Senate leader Phil Berger's office door Monday afternoon and six at House Speaker Tim Moore's door. Police Chief Martin Brock says they're being charged with second-degree trespassing.
More than 100 demonstrators backing the national Poor People's Campaign had entered the building. Brock says those arrested refused to leave after complaints that their chants and singing caused disruptions.
Agency Says More ABC Stores Profitable Following Reforms
The legislature's watchdog agency says more Alcoholic Beverage Control stores have become profitable and efficient since the General Assembly approved reforms eight years ago.
The Program Evaluation Division released its report Monday looking at results from a 2010 law giving the state ABC board the ability to force local boards to meet performance standards or face the closure of their poorly-run liquor stores.
The authors say local board profit margins have increased on average and more local boards meet expense standards.
But the study finds a law raising the population threshold for a town to vote for an ABC store hasn't eliminated inefficiencies because those new stores take away sales from nearby stores.
Teacher, Ex-Mayor Cochran Running For Lieutenant Governor
The former mayor of Mount Airy says she's running for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 2020.
Deborah Cochran is a Winston-Salem high school teacher who was mayor of Mount Airy for more than five years until 2015. Cochran told The Mount Airy News that co-workers encouraged her to run. She says economic development, job creation and mental health and substance abuse prevention would be on her agenda if elected.
Cochran also was a Mount Airy radio personality for 35 years and aerobics instructor at the region's community college.
North Carolina Restaurant Owner 'Mama Dip' Dies At Age 89
A North Carolina restaurant owner known for her generosity and her fried chicken has died at the age of 89.
The family of Mildred Council says the woman better known as Mama Dip died Sunday at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Daughter Spring Council said Monday that her mother no longer worked at Mama Dip's Kitchen because of health problems.
Council was the granddaughter of a slave. She opened the restaurant in Chapel Hill in 1976 with $40 to purchase food and $24 for change. She moved to a larger space in 1999.
Council stood 6-foot-2 and got the nickname of "Dip" when she was young because her arms were long enough to dip water from barrels.
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