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Power restored to all after Diego’s winter attack

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|Date: December 11, 2018
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Power restored to all after Diego’s winter attack

SPECIAL REPORT. By Renee Whitener. December 11, 2018. As of 5:53 pm on Monday, Blue Ridge Energy line tec ...

SPECIAL REPORT. By Renee Whitener. December 11, 2018. As of 5:53 pm on Monday, Blue Ridge Energy line technicians had power restored to all members that were impacted by Winter Storm Diego. The storm ...

December 11, 2018
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Caldwell, Wilkes hardest hit by winter storm; power outages more than halved

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|Date: December 10, 2018
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Caldwell, Wilkes hardest hit by winter storm; power outages more than halved

SPECIAL REPORT. By Renee Whitener. December 9, 2018. LENOIR, NC -- Blue Ridge Energy line technicians hav ...

SPECIAL REPORT. By Renee Whitener. December 9, 2018. LENOIR, NC -- 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 ...

December 10, 2018
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WEEKEND CANCELLATION: St. Mary’s “Advent Lessons and Carols”

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|Date: December 07, 2018
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WEEKEND CANCELLATION: St. Mary’s “Advent Lessons and Carols”

Special Report to Blowing Rock News. December 7, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Unfortunately, Advent Lessons ...

Special Report to Blowing Rock News. December 7, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Unfortunately, Advent Lessons and Carols - scheduled for this Sunday afternoon at St. Mary of the Hills church in Blowing Roc ...

December 07, 2018
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Blue Ridge Energy offers storm preparation tips

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|Date: December 07, 2018
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Blue Ridge Energy offers storm preparation tips

Special Report to Blowing Rock News. By Renee Whitener. December 7, 2018. LENOIR, NC Blue Ridge Energy ur ...

Special Report to Blowing Rock News. By Renee Whitener. December 7, 2018. LENOIR, NC Blue Ridge Energy urges members to keep important safety tips in mind, ahead of this weekend’s winter storm. Foreca ...

December 07, 2018
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STEPPIN’ UP: Blowing Rock-based Carolina Snowbelles to perform at Kennedy Center in DC

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|Date: December 03, 2018
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STEPPIN’ UP: Blowing Rock-based Carolina Snowbelles to perform at Kennedy Center in DC

Special Report to Blowing Rock News. December 3, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- A dream will come true for som ...

Special Report to Blowing Rock News. December 3, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- A dream will come true for some High Country dancers this December. Photographic images by Ken Ketchie for Carolina Snowbelle ...

December 03, 2018
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All power restored from Saturday’s ice storm

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|Date: November 25, 2018
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All power restored from Saturday’s ice storm

Special Report to Blowing Rock News from Blue Ridge Energy. By Renee Whitener. November 25, 2018. LENOIR, ...

Special Report to Blowing Rock News from Blue Ridge Energy. By Renee Whitener. November 25, 2018. LENOIR, NC -- Blue Ridge Energy has all power restored as of 8 pm Sunday that occurred from damage cau ...

November 25, 2018
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OUTAGE REPORT: Blue Ridge Energy line techs battling ice storm disruptions

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|Date: November 24, 2018
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OUTAGE REPORT: Blue Ridge Energy line techs battling ice storm disruptions

Special Report to Blowing Rock News. By Renee Whitener of Blue Ridge Energy. November 24, 2018. LENOIR, N ...

Special Report to Blowing Rock News. By Renee Whitener of Blue Ridge Energy. November 24, 2018. LENOIR, NC -- Blue Ridge Energy line technicians are battling downed trees and damaged power lines to re ...

November 24, 2018
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UPDATE: Circumstances of Bessemer City man’s death in Blowing Rock gaining clarity

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|Date: November 18, 2018
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UPDATE: Circumstances of Bessemer City man’s death in Blowing Rock gaining clarity

By David Rogers. November 18, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- While the investigation is still on-going, the ci ...

By David Rogers. November 18, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- While the investigation is still on-going, the circumstances surrounding the death of a Bessemer City man in Blowing Rock last week may be much ...

November 18, 2018
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Missing person’s body found in Blowing Rock; cause and circumstances under investigation

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|Date: November 17, 2018
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Missing person’s body found in Blowing Rock; cause and circumstances under investigation

By David Rogers. November 17, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- The body of a Bessemer City man was found yesterd ...

By David Rogers. November 17, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- The body of a Bessemer City man was found yesterday in Blowing Rock, down an embankment along Green Hill Rd. While Milton J. Hayes was reported ...

November 17, 2018
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Line crews winning, but 2,156 yet to restore

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|Date: November 16, 2018
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Line crews winning, but 2,156 yet to restore

Special Report from Blue Ridge Energy to Blowing Rock News. By Renee Whitener. November 16, 2018. LENOIR, ...

Special Report from Blue Ridge Energy to Blowing Rock News. By Renee Whitener. November 16, 2018. LENOIR, NC -- Line crews are battling downed trees across the service area, cutting their way into roa ...

November 16, 2018
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Perfect Storm? Ice, wind, snow buffet High Country

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|Date: November 16, 2018
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Perfect Storm? Ice, wind, snow buffet High Country

By David Rogers. November 16, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Ice-laden branches drooping down across roadways ...

By David Rogers. November 16, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Ice-laden branches drooping down across roadways have been a common sight the past couple of days, but fortunately most of the Blowing Rock area ...

November 16, 2018
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Blue Ridge Energy beefs up workforce in anticipation of high winds

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|Date: November 15, 2018
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Blue Ridge Energy beefs up workforce in anticipation of high winds

November 15, 2018. LENOIR, NC -- Blue Ridge Energy is preparing for additional damage and outages overnig ...

November 15, 2018. LENOIR, NC -- Blue Ridge Energy is preparing for additional damage and outages overnight that may result from high winds in the weather forecast for our service area. Over 100 addit ...

November 15, 2018
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OBITUARY: Douglas Holstein, 75

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|Date: November 02, 2018
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OBITUARY: Douglas Holstein, 75

November 2, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Douglas Holstein of Blowing Rock, N.C., died Friday, October 26, 20 ...

November 2, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Douglas Holstein of Blowing Rock, N.C., died Friday, October 26, 2018 after a brief illness at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care-Hudson. Doug was born in Lansi ...

November 02, 2018
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Celebrate Veterans Day with local alternatives

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|Date: November 02, 2018
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Celebrate Veterans Day with local alternatives

By David Rogers. October 31, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Throughout the history of our country, millions of ...

By David Rogers. October 31, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Throughout the history of our country, millions of men and women have served in the armed forces with a singular purpose: to protect and defend t ...

November 02, 2018
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