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Blue Ridge Energy Outage Update – 1pm Monday Oct 7, 2024
Lenoir, North Carolina (Monday, 1 pm – October 7, 2024) – Catastrophic storm damage is extending grid repair and replacement work…
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Watauga Community Care Centers schedule
Newest full list of Community Care Center sites and amenities (10/7, 2:20 pm): . Western Watauga Community Center Shower, Toilet,…
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Hurricane Helene
North Carolina State Parks Closures due to Helene
All North Carolina state parks west of I-77 are closed through at least Oct. 31, 2024. Most programs at all…
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Weekend Restoration Work Continues Tonight: Outages Down to 9,958 as of 6:30 pm Sunday
Lenoir, North Carolina (Sunday, 6:30 pm – October 6, 2024) – Blue Ridge Energy’s army of 500 line technicians, tree specialists,…
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Rescue Teams Continue to Locate Survivors as Communications Improve and More Military Assets Join Storm Response Efforts
RALEIGH: Air search and rescue teams flew 48 additional missions on Saturday, locating 39 survivors stranded in Western North Carolina after…
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Message from Banner Elk Manager Rick Owen – Sunday Oct 6, 2024
***10/6/24 3:00pm Message sent to all Town of Banner Elk Residents from Town Manager regarding the Town of Banner Elk…
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Watauga County Emergency Services list of hot meal locations
Hot meal pickup locations: Meat Camp Baptist4797 NC Hwy 194 NBoone, NC 28607 Western Watauga Community Center1081 Old US Hwy…
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Watauga County Emergency Services list of road closures for Sunday October 6, 2024
Here is the current list of closures as of 10/6 at 12:30pm 138 HILL RD, ZIONVILLE5377 US HWY 321 NSLEEPY…
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Watauga County Emergency Services Partial list of road closures for Sunday October 6, 2024
Here is a list of current PARTIAL closures as of 10/6 at 12:30pm 400 GUY FORD RD1146 RIVER RD100 JUSTUS…
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Weekend Progress: Outages Down to 11,683 Sunday Morning: Army of 500+ Continue Power Restoration Efforts for Blue Ridge Energy Members
Lenoir, North Carolina (Sunday, 10 am – October 6, 2024) – Crews are making much progress as they continue 24/7 power…
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