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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.…

LENOIR, NC (December 9, 2017 – 8 am)…After overnight power restoration efforts, Blue Ridge Energy line crews continue battling heavy, wet snow to restore 1,500 members across the service area this morning. Heavy, wet snow falling off trees…

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (December 9, 2017)...Here is an update from Caldwell County about the snow storm. ·         Around 1000 power outages across county. Primarily due to the weight of the snow on trees causing them to fall. ·         No…

LENOIR, NC (December 8, 2017 – 9:30 pm)...Outages began climbing for Blue Ridge Energy members as heavy, wet snow continued falling this evening, bringing down trees and limbs onto power lines. Line technicians are working in full force…

HICKORY, NC (December 8, 2017)…The members of the Hickory Fire Department would like to offer the gift of a fire safe Holiday season. The Christmas season is unfortunately a time of year characterized by fires, many of which are a result of…

LENOIR, NC (December 8, 2017)…The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has affirmed that the 2AA Football Championship game this Saturday, Dec. 9, Hibriten High School vs. East Duplin High School, 3:00 P.M. at UNC-Chapel Hill in…