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11 hours ago · Lenoir, North Carolina (10 am Wednesday, February 12, 2025) – Blue Ridge Energy line technicians and sister crews from neighboring cooperatives are battling icy conditions and downed power lines to restore power to over 2,500 members in Ashe, Watauga and Alleghany counties Wednesday morning. While precipitation has stopped, damage from early morning ice has brought down trees onto power ...

Last Updated on February 8, 2025 6:47 pm Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA230 PM EST Sat Feb 8 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ015>017-032-043-044-058-091930-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Patrick-Henry-Pittsylvania-Halifax-230 PM EST Sat Feb 8 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North ...

2 days ago · Lenoir, North Carolina (Monday, February 10, 2025) – Blue Ridge Energy line technicians and staff are on high alert and prepared to respond should winter weather forecasts calling for ice Tuesday and Wednesday cause outages. The cooperative advises members to be prepared with the following tips. Before a storm, have the following on hand to stay safe and more comfortable in the event of an ...

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Oct 10, 2024 · Lenoir, North Carolina (4 pm, Wednesday, October 9, 2024) – Blue Ridge Energy crews are making tremendous progress rebuilding its electric system in the cooperative’s heavily damaged service area and additional manpower has been mobilized to the most devastated areas with remaining outages. As of 4 pm Wednesday, outages stand at a total of 3,909 with 2,242 of those in Watauga County, 1,461 ...

Oct 6, 2024 · Lenoir, North Carolina (Sunday, 10 am – October 6, 2024) – Crews are making much progress as they continue 24/7 power restoration efforts: outages are down to 11,683 as of Sunday, 10 am after a high of 63,000 when Hurricane Helene left behind catastrophic damage last Friday. “We appreciate the support from members and communities,” said Renee Walker, director public relations.

Oct 1, 2024 · Lenoir, North Carolina (Monday 6 pm –September 30, 2024) – Even with hundreds of crews working 24/7, Blue Ridge Energy is announcing that due to the extent of growing system damage being uncovered by line technicians and damage assessment as repairs progress, some of the hardest hit areas will take another week or longer to restore. “The damage is even more extensive than we first ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Lenoir, North Carolina (January 20, 2025) – Blue Ridge Energy is working with its power supplier and closely monitoring extreme cold conditions expected through Thursday, with temperatures dropping to the lowest levels in years for an extended period. High demand for electricity, primarily heating, will occur and can put extreme demand on the regional power grid.

Oct 15, 2024 · GoBlueRidge.Net and High Country Radio is proud to offer five radio stations with content created specifically for the High Country. All of our stations are live and local and provide the latest news and information from our community.