Caldwell County Deploys to Jones County
LENOIR, NC (September 17, 2018) -- A contingent of Caldwell County’s Incident Management Team (IMT) has been activated, at the request of North Emergency Management, to augment the local IMT in Jones County, following Hurricane Florence.…
Delayed Harvest Trout Waters Open Oct. 1
RALEIGH, NC (September 17, 2018) -- The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will implement Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations on 36 trout waters in 20 western North Carolina counties on Oct. 1. Prior to Oct. 1, Hatchery Supported Trout…
Monday 11:30 a.m. Update: Blue Ridge Energy Continues Power Restoration
LENOIR, NC (September 17, 2018 - 11:30 a.m. update) -- Blue Ridge Energy line technicians have restored a majority of the over 8,000 members impacted by weekend outages related to the remnants of Florence, but crews continue working to…
Caldwell County closes shelter and emergency operations
LENOIR, NC (September 17, 2018) -- Caldwell County Emergency Services, along with the American Red Cross have closed the shelter at West Caldwell High School.
The shelter housed up to 13 people at various times throughout the weekend of…
Flood Warning for a potential dam break in Ashe County
***UPDATE***
ASHE COUNTY, NC (September 17, 2018) -- According to Ashe County Emergency Management "the Headwaters dam on Three Top Road is fine today."
ASHE COUNTY, NC (September 16, 2018) -- The area on Three Top Road in Creston…
Sunday 6:30pm Update: Blue Ridge Energy Continues Power Restoration
LENOIR, NC (September 16, 2018 - 6:30 pm update) -- Blue Ridge Energy line technicians along with contract crews are continuing power restoration efforts this evening as the remnants of Hurricane Florence cause sustained rain and wind…
NCDOT Reiterates: Drivers Should Stay in Place Unless Evacuating
RALEIGH, NC (September 16, 2018) -- The N.C. Department of Transportation continues to urge drivers to stay off the roads, as the rains from Florence continue and conditions worsen by the hour. As of Sunday afternoon, at 4:30, nearly 700…