Last Updated on July 18, 2012 9:32 am
A scheduled power outage will begin at 11:00 p.m. Saturday, July 21 and last approximately eight to ten hours while TVA replaces equipment at the Cranberry Substation.
Due to the work, power will be interrupted to approximately 15,000 customers of Mountain Electric Cooperative. Communities being affected are Banner Elk, Newland, Linville, Linville Falls, Crossnore, Altamonte, Pineola and Jonas Ridge.
*Information from press release at http://www.mountainelectric.com/documents/MEDIA-ADVISORY-Cranberry-Planned-Power-Outage.pdf