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LENOIR, NC (10 pm December 9, 2018 - OUTAGE UPDATE) -- Blue Ridge Energy line technicians continue working tonight and have outages down to 93 members without power as of 10 pm Sunday, after a height of 2,269 as of noon today. Currently,…

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (December 9, 2018) -- Due to inclement weather, Caldwell County has issued a mandatory curfew for December 9th, 2018, starting at 8:00pm and ending December 10th 2018at 6:00am. The curfew is for Caldwell County only, not…

LENOIR, NC (4:30 pm December 9, 2018 - OUTAGE UPDATE) -- Blue Ridge Energy line technicians have outages down to 871 members without power as of 4:30 pm Sunday, after a height of 2,269 as of noon today. The foothill areas of Caldwell and…

LENOIR, NC (11:30 am December 9, 2018 - OUTAGE UPDATE) -- Blue Ridge Energy line technicians are working to restore power after up to a foot of snow overnight began affecting parts of the cooperative’s service area Sunday morning. As of…

LENOIR, NC (December 9, 2018) -- Caldwell County Emergency Services Officials urge citizens to stay home and off the roads due to Winter Storm Diego, unless it is an emergency. Officials state being on the roads during the winter storm is…

LENOIR, NC (December 9, 2018) -- Caldwell County, North Carolina has declared a State of Emergency due to Winter Storm Diego. A State of Emergency allows the government entity to request and utilize operational resources to respond to the…

LENOIR, NC (December 8, 2018) -- With the upcoming winter weather storm, Caldwell County Emergency Services has opened a (non-emergency) information line. If citizens have questions regarding the storm, please call (828)426-8608. Caldwell…

RALEIGH, NC (December 7, 2018) -- The price gouging law that protects consumers from scammers is now in effect in North Carolina after Governor Roy Cooper declared a statewide state of emergency as a winter storm approaches this weekend.…

RALEIGH, NC (December 7, 2018) -- Governor Cooper today declared a State of Emergency for all 100 counties as North Carolina prepares for a major winter storm expected to hit the state starting Saturday. Parts of North Carolina are…

LENOIR, NC (December 7, 2018) -- Caldwell County Emergency Services is advising all citizens to prepare TODAY for upcoming winter weather. Winter storms can knock out heat, power, and communication for several hours to days. Please stay off…

ASHEVILLE, NC (December 7, 2018) -- Department of Transportation crews across the western mountains have been preparing for a significant winter storm while their counterparts in the High Country have already cleared snow this week.…