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GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC (December 10, 2017)…Elk have arrived at Grandfather Mountain, just in time for the mountain’s habitat keepers to select the winning names in the 2017 Elk Naming Contest. The elk, which arrived Thursday, Dec. 7, are…

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (December 6, 2017)…Many woodland owners may not realize that their property could be working harder for them and their families, and it all starts with a plan prepared by a forester or other natural-resource…

LENOIR, NC (December 10, 2017 – 1:30 pm)…Blue Ridge Energy line technicians and assisting crews have all power restored for the electric cooperative’s members impacted by heavy snow that began Friday afternoon. Most of the damaged power…

LENOIR, NC (December 10, 2017 – 8 am)…Line technicians with Blue Ridge Energy made tremendous progress overnight and the full restoration projection has been moved up to noon Sunday. As of 8 am, crews are working hard to restore the final…

HUDSON, NC (December 5, 2017)…Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Physical Therapist Assistant Program was recently awarded a reaffirmation of accreditation for 10 years, the highest award granted by The Commission on…

LENOIR, NC (December 9, 2017 – 9 pm)…Blue Ridge Energy members still without power are advised to make overnight plans if needed as line technicians continue working to repair damage to some 400 damaged locations causing outages. As of 9…

LENOIR, NC (December 9, 2017 – 3 pm)…While line crews are restoring many outages, new outages are occurring from extremely heavy wet snow causing trees and large limbs to break, tearing down power lines and breaking poles in some locations.…