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Video: 13,500 without power in Western Tidewater

WINDSOR—Community Electric Cooperative as of 11:45 a.m. reported 3,500 customers without power.

Hurricane Main

70 go to Southampton emergency shelter

For Kayla Waff, 20, of Franklin, spending the night at the Southampton High School emergency shelter was like ...

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Obama declares emergency in Va.

Virginia received a pre-landfall federal emergency declaration from President Obama in anticipation of major damage by Hurricane Irene. ...

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Utilities battle power outages

A weakened Hurricane Irene made landfall along the North Carolina coast at 7:30 a.m., but effects of the ...

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11 p.m. update from National Hurricane Center

Here’s the latest bulletin on Hurricane Irene from the National Hurricane Center: Click here.

Franklin

Storm slows down businesses, which remain open

"I think people are hunkered down and waiting and seeing what’s going to happen,” said owner Bob Edwards.

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Irene makes landfall

Hurricane Irene made landfall at Cape Lookout, N.C., near Wilmington, at 7:30 a.m. today. Here’s the very latest ...

Franklin

Flooding of Blackwater River possible; crest projected at 17.2 feet

Local officials on Friday changed predictions from Thursday based on a forecast that will call for an increase ...

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Garbage dumpsites closed Saturday, Sunday

The normal schedule will resume Tuesday.

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PDCCC golf benefit postponed

Rescheduled for Sept. 12.

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