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Winning Powerball Ticket Purchased In Wilkes County
If you bought a ticket for a chance to win Wednesday’s $460 million Powerball jackpot, take a second look at…
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Blue Ridge Energy Winter Safety Tips: 5 Precautions to Take During Winter Weather
Lenoir, NC (January 5, 2018) – During severely cold weather, Blue Ridge Energy recommends the following safety tips to protect…
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Blue Ridge Parkway Officials Remind Visitors Not To Walk On Frozen Ponds Or Lakes
Blue Ridge Parkway Park Rangers are reminding visitors not to walk on frozen pond and lakes. In Facebook post on…
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Cold Weather Shelter Open In Avery County Due To Power Outage
According to the Avery County Sheriff’s Office just after 8pm on Thursday night, the Linville substation has went down and…
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Blue Ridge Energy Encourages Members to Conserve Energy Friday Morning
Lenoir, NC (January 4, 2018) – The coldest of the arctic weather predicted for Friday will cause even higher demand…
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2017 2nd Wettest Year On Record Since 1980, Fourth Wettest Overall
Calendar year 2017 will go down in the record books as the 2nd wettest since 1980 and fourth wettest since…
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Long Time Local Volunteer Dick Hearn Passes
A long time local volunteer to multiple organizations passed away on New Year’s Eve. Richard M. “Dick” Hearn, age 87,…
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Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Florida Fugitive
*Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Press Release* On December 29th, 2017, members of the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Problem Oriented Policing…
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Power Outages Impacting Sections Of Watauga County On The First Night Of 2018
Portions of Watauga County are without power on Monday night. 302 members of Blue Ridge Energy are in dark as…
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Bitter Cold Continues For First Full Week Of 2018, Worst Could Occur Thursday/Friday
The bitter cold snap that began as 2017 was ending will continue to linger around as 2018 has gotten underway.…
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