Regardless of which side of the global warming debate you fall on, we can all agree on one thing: Mother Nature is truly unpredictable. The recent formation of Tropical Storm Barry that can traces its origins to the Plains is proof that storm dynamics are evolving to an unprecedented point. Last week, a cluster of…
To determine your eligibility, contact your county’s Emergency Management office first. We cannot file on your behalf. Funds are limited. Are you considering adding a panelized safe room or above ground shelter to your home or business, but allowing the costs to hold you back? Don’t worry. Multiple methods to pay for your tornado shelter…
By Zac Thomas Although the murder and crime rate in 2019 has declined 2.7 percent, there is still crime happening everywhere in the United States. In the world we live in now, you never know what could happen to you and your family on any certain day. CNN has done a recent study on the…
Spring storms have been a roller coaster of a ride for millions of people nationwide. Tornadoes have uprooted community mainstays and has displaced countless families in the Midwest and the southeast has been forced to contend with a deluge and a barrage of thunderstorms. Our headquarters in northwest North Carolina saw torrential flooding that not…
In the span of an instance, more than 2 million people in Oklahoma and Texas were given what likely amounted to the most dire and sobering message they had ever heard. On Monday, the National Weather Service issued a threat level 5 out of a possible 5 scoring category for dangerous and life-threatening tornadoes. This…
Would you go to a swimming pool without a lifeguard on duty? Or would you take your chances crossing a busy intersection without a crossing guard. For some people, the answer to these fundamental questions is axiomatic, as it takes no real concentration to understand the risks may far outweigh any benefit of engaging in…
Despite desperate pleas from social advocacy groups nationwide, mass shootings – particularly on school and college campuses – have become an all too comfortable and chilling reality. On the last day of classes at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the idyllic southern campus was rocked with loud bursts of gunfire. A campus lockdown…