Kyle Allwine with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative says it’s the final push to get electricity to the final homes.Â
LISTEN: Kyle Allwine with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative
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GWRC seeks partnership interest to develop affordable housing in Region 16
The GWRC will accept Proof of Concept submissions through January 28
B101.5 and Radley Automotive Group debut Community Cash Giveaway
First Of 52 $1000.00 weekly cash prizes awarded
COVID forces Central Rappahannock Regional Library to return to curbside-only service
Materials can still be checked out by curbside pickup
REC says most power should be restored by the end of the weekend
21,000 without power on Friday night
Caution urged on roads–Saturday morning icing a concern
VDOT crews will treat roads overnight for anticipated refreezing of any moisture on cleared roads as temperatures drop into single-digits
LISTEN: Got a minute? Electric Cooperatives working full force to restore your power
Kyle Allwine with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative and Casey Hollins with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative says this is neighbor-helping-neighbor.
LISTEN: Casey Hollins with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Casey Hollins says as of Friday morning there were 26,000 outages. 200 broken poles are involved. It’s tedious work.
COVID numbers stay high
174 hospitalized in the region
LISTEN: Kyle Allwine with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative
Kyle Allwine talks about the dedication of people who work for cooperatives and how Northern Neck is always preparing for big storms and the aftermath.
Fredericksburg District: I-95 clear after light snow
Isolated slick spots are still possible even on cleared and treated routes, and many secondary roads remain snow-covered
LISTEN: VDOT’s Kelly Hannon Friday morning update
VDOT pivots back to clearing local roads of ice and snow and downed trees after focusing overnight on the Interstate and primary roads while a few inches of snow fell.
REC restores power to 68-thousand members
REC has restored power to nearly 70% percent of those affected by the storm
Brrrrrr…..Cold all day
The National Weather Service says temperatures today will barely get to freezing
Sky high COVID numbers continue in region
150+ hospitalized
Fredericksburg storm update
Thursday storm update from the City
LISTEN: Got a Minute? Two storm stories from the area
Casey Hollins with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative and Kyle Allwine with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative have two stories that illustrate devastation and sacrifice
REC responds to a common question: Why do crews move around so much?
Though the co-op knows there are reported outages, the exact cause is not yet known.
The Weather Channel’s Richard Lewelling
The Weather Channel’s Richard Lewelling looks at the Thursday night storm and winter over the next six weeks.
LISTEN: Kyle Allwine Northern Neck Electric Cooperative Update
Pole by pole, Northern Neck Electric Cooperative is working to restore power from the storm. An update with Kyle Allwine.
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