Some of the local county offices that handle HEAP applications say staffing shortages are putting them behind in processing HEAP applications this winter. In the meantime, those who normally qualify for the Home Energy Assistance Program, are trying to keep up with their bills.
Hilda Liles Strider, age 97, passed away peacefully on Jan. 2, 2023, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C. Hilda was born in Goldsboro to Orion Clinton Liles and