FEMA to close Aurora recovery center

Published 12:50 am Sunday, September 11, 2011

A disaster recovery center located in Aurora will close at 7 p.m. today, said Renee Bafalis, a spokeswoman with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

A disaster recovery center in Chocowinity will remain open until further notice.

The Chocowinity center is open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. seven days a week.

The center is located in the Mid-Atlantic Safety Council building next to Woogie’s restaurant off U.S. Highway 17.

For more information, call FEMA at 1-800-621-3362.

Hundreds of people have been through the FEMA centers since they opened following Hurricane Irene.

The local center is one of 16 across the state.