Devastated North Carolina town still reeling from Florence
TRENTON, N.C. (AP) — Nine months after Hurricane Florence inundated North Carolina, communities such as Trenton illustrate the slow and uneven pace of recovery.
With hurricane season starting June 1, the courthouse and jail have yet to reopen as judges hear cases in an office building and inmates are housed in another county.
Dozens are seeking buyouts federal buyouts of ruined homes, threatening Trenton’s tax base.
Even the mayor has yet to move back into her house, due to a shortag
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