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RALEIGH — Chief Justice Paul Newby has issued an emergency directive order under N.C.G.S. § 7A-39(b)(1) extending relief for certain weather-affected counties in western North Carolina. Today’s order extends the amended order, issued September 30, 2024, for the following 13 counties:
- Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey.
The emergency directives contained in this order become effective October 15, 2024, and expire on October 28, 2024.
See the order for full details.
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