NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) - One of two families cut the ribbon on their newly built home, a long-awaited moment for those who were devastated by Hurricane Florence in 2018.

“When we came back to see what the aftermath was, it was not a pretty sight,” said home recipient Myles Lewis.

Lewis and his mother, Shanta Franks, were one of 108 families displaced within the Trent Court area.

On Tuesday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the home on Walt Bellamy Drive, where New Bern City officials like Mayor Jeffrey Odham, the New Bern Housing Authority , State Senator Bob Brinson, friends, and family stood out front to watch the family enter their new home.

With the help of the NBHA, the redevelopment commission, and the city of New Bern, the family is now able to call the new home theirs.

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