Part of N.C.’s Mortimer Campground closed for safety

(April 6, 2012) -- “I cannot, in good conscience, continue to allow visitors to stay in the lower portion of Mortimer Campground knowing that it’s just a matter of time before another major flood hits the area,” said Crockett. “I realize a lot of people enjoy the area each year, and it’s not an easy thing to do. But the right thing to do in this case is to protect the public by closing this lower camping area.”