Hurricane Stories

Staying connected during the storm

When the power goes out during a natural disaster, communication is often one of the first thing to ...

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UTILITIES UPDATE: Dominion Energy

Serving portions of southeastern Beaufort County, Dominion Energy issued the following information on Tuesday: The company is preparing ...

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UTILITIES UPDATE: Duke Energy

Information below was provided courtesy of Duke Energy. As forecasts increasingly predict that Hurricane Florence is expected to ...

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UTILITIES UPDATE: Tideland EMC

Information below was provided courtesy of Tideland EMC. Before calling to report a power outage, check the breakers ...

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UTILITIES UPDATE: Washington Utilities

According to Washington Utilities Transmission and Distribution Superintendent Alston Tankard, there are a few things the public should ...

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City of Washington providing sand for sandbags

The City of Washington has made sand available for residents to fill up sand bags. The sand was ...

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County issues mandatory evacuation of low-lying, flood-prone areas

From Beaufort County Emergency Services Beaufort County is still under a voluntary evacuation of the entire county. In ...

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Mandatory evacuation expanded to all of Hyde County

Effective at noon, Tuesday, Sept. 11, the Hyde County Board of Commissioners have extended the mandatory evacuation order to ...

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County to open shelter at Washington High School on Wednesday

From Beaufort County Emergency Services We are still expecting Hurricane Florence to have winds of up to 140 ...

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Tideland EMC offers generator safety tips

Generators can be an invaluable source of power following a major storm. However, the leading injuries reported following ...

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