Blue Ridge Electric Gears Up for Winter Weather1/25/2013 1:33:05 PM
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation is on high alert and employees are monitoring severe winter weather, including sleet, freezing rain and snow, in the cooperative's service area in the mountains and foothills of northwest North Carolina.
If members have an outage, they should report it by calling the cooperative's PowerLine at 800-448-2383. Employees are on standby, ready to respond in full force at any time of the day or night should outages occur.
Blue Ridge Electric reminds members to keep emergency supplies on hand in case of an outage. Those items should be kept in a location that each member of the household can locate quickly. Some suggestions include:
Flashlights & fresh batteries
Matches with firewood & kindling or
A grill with extra propane charcoal & lighter fluid
Radio with fresh batteries to listen to weather & news reports
Extra blankets, sleeping bags & quilts
Oil lamps & extra oil
Wind-up or battery operated clock
Non-perishable food
Manual can opener
Paper plates & plastic utensils
Bottled water or gallon jugs of water for drinking & cooking
Formula & extra diapers for babies
Thermos for keeping drinks & baby formula warm
Emergency numbers such as Blue Ridge Electric's PowerLine, local emergency management, police & hospital contacts.
If regular medication is required, be sure to keep extra supplies on hand. For individuals who require oxygen, a back-up power source and a personal emergency plan are recommended.
An online outage map is posted at www.BlueRidgeEMC.com. During widespread outages the cooperative also provides information on Facebook and Twitter.
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6/18/2013 - Search Leads to Six Drug Arrests in Alexander County
6/18/2013 - Commissioners Vote to Allow Concealed Carry in All County Parks
6/18/2013 - American Legion Baseball Results From Monday, 6/17/13
6/18/2013 - Joey Gallo Named South Atlantic League Player of The Week
6/18/2013 - Crespo Named All-Region
6/18/2013 - Flags to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Former Governor Holshouser
6/18/2013 - Sinkhole Closes Blowing Rock's Tanger Outlets
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6/17/2013 - Hildebran Man Faces Drug Charges in Burke County
6/17/2013 - Granite Falls Man Charged with Assault on Government Official
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6/17/2013 - Bill to Protect Officers from Needles Passes General Assembly
6/17/2013 - Hickory Man Held on Felony Fugitive Warrant from S.C.
6/17/2013 - Former Governor Holshouser Dies at Age 78
6/17/2013 - Three Charged with Stealing Metal in Alexander County
6/17/2013 - Catawba Valley Medical Center Earns National Recognition
6/17/2013 - ASU Basketball Adds UT-Martin Transfer
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6/17/2013 - Two Women Caught Shoplifting at Sears Face Drug Charges
6/17/2013 - Denver Man Charged with Statutory Rape
6/17/2013 - Two More Charged in Connection to June 10 Homicide
6/17/2013 - American Legion Baseball Results From Sunday, 6/16/13
6/17/2013 - Crawdads Drop Final Game of First Half of Season, Lose First Half Title
6/17/2013 - Section of Mt. Herman Rd. to be Closed for 2 Months
6/17/2013 - American Legion Baseball Results From Saturday, 6/15/13
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6/17/2013 - Hickory Crawdads Crush Delmarva 12-0
6/17/2013 - Hickory Motor Speedway Results From Saturday, 6/15/13
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6/17/2013 - Crawdads Fall to Shorebirds
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6/13/2013 - W. Jefferson Woman Accused of Embezzling from 1st Baptist of Boone
6/13/2013 - Catawba Co Commissioners to Meet Monday Evening
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6/13/2013 - Sunday Break-In in Vale Under Investigation
6/13/2013 - Citizens Encourged to Adopt a Street or Highway
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6/13/2013 - Crawdads Drop Doubleheader to Hagerstown
6/13/2013 - Deaths in Boone Hotel Apparently Caused by Pool Water Heater
6/13/2013 - IRS to Shut Down Tomorrow (June 14)
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