{"id":36770,"date":"2019-08-09T12:51:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T16:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=36770"},"modified":"2019-08-09T12:53:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T16:53:08","slug":"36770","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=36770","title":{"rendered":"Almost A Year Later"},"content":{"rendered":"

On September 14,\u00a0 2018, Hurricane Florence made landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. It crawled across North Carolina very slowly. A friend described it as being stalked by a turtle. New Bern was particularly hard hit. New Bern is located where the Neuse River and the Trent River come together. East winds pushed water inland up the Neuse and into the Trent River. The water had nowhere to go, and downtown New Bern was under water. Restaurants and businesses were flooded. People lost homes and cars. The Cajun Navy spent the night evacuating people in low-lying areas that had not evacuated. It was a long and scary night. Thank God for the courage of the Cajun Navy.<\/p>\n

It’s been almost a year. Some of the businesses have come back. Some haven’t. The Convention Center is still closed and is expected to reopen in October. I read one report that said that they found alligator tracks inside the Convention Center. That would not be surprising. Not all of the downtown hotels are open yet.<\/p>\n

But the city is coming back. We will recover. Below is a picture that illustrates that fact:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The bear speaks to New Bern’s strength & recovery from hurricane #<\/span>florence<\/span><\/span><\/a> & features several honors to first responders on the back. #<\/span>downtown<\/span><\/span><\/a> #<\/span>historic<\/span><\/span><\/a> #<\/span>newbernnc<\/span><\/span><\/a> #<\/span>bearcountry<\/span><\/span><\/a> Congrats CresCom!<\/p>\n

The ‘bears’ are a part of the landscape in New Bern. There are hundreds of large bears painted to represent various aspects of life there. \"\"<\/a>The above bear took a short trip during the hurricane!<\/p>\n

It is good to see New Bern recovering. We are not fully recovered–there are still houses that have not been repaired, roofs that have not been repaired, and other needs, but we are definitely moving in the right direction. The new bear represents that fact!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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