Tag: Weather

IN ANDERSON COUNTY: Anderson County Emergency Management – Providing oxygen (864-276-8620) Anderson County Main Library – 300 N. McDuffie St., Anderson, SC – Charging station Calhoun Academy of the Arts – 1520 E Calhoun St, Anderson, SC – Supplying meals to anyone 18 or younger Centerville Elementary – 1529 Whitehall Rd., Anderson, SC – Supplying meals to anyone 18 or […]

BREC CEO/President Jim Lovinggood that says, based on currently available information, we expect to restore services to over 95 percent of our membership by Monday, October 7. It is highly likely power will be restored before then. Crews will continue to work throughout the weekend. We are not scaling down operations. — Riley Morningstar Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) met with leadership and employees at Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative in Pickens, South Carolina on Wednesday. Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative is a customer-owned electric utility company that has been operating in South Carolina since 1940. Graham is a customer of Blue Ridge. Graham gave an update with Blue Ridge President and CEO Jim […]

COLUMBIA—The State Forester’s Burning Ban will be lifted for Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens and Union counties, effective at 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4. The Forestry Commission is lifting the ban after evaluating conditions in these counties and in consultation with county fire officials. The ban will remain in place for Aiken, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda and […]

PICKENS, South Carolina — Approximately 5,700 Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative members had their power restored Thursday, dropping the percentage without power down to 16 percent. As of tonight, over 53,000 members have had their power restored since Tropical Storm Helene ripped through our region last Friday. At the time of this release, 11,878 members were without power. All 43 Spartanburg County members are now back online. Further […]

PICKENS, South Carolina — Today, we are releasing a map of the recorded broken poles created by our GIS/mapping department. Please understand that this is a pilot initiative that we continue to track internally. Crews are still factoring in newly discovered damage to our grid. If a member doesn’t see a red bubble signifying a downed pole at their home, […]

PICKENS, South Carolina — Federal and state elected officials have visited with Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative workers in the field and operations center to assess the damage brought by Tropical Storm Helene. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, U.S. Rep. William Timmons (SC-04) and Sheri Biggs (SC-03 Republican nominee) visited pockets of our five-county service area today and Tuesday. “Our cooperative is grateful to have elected representatives witness the historic damage we’ve […]

PICKENS, South Carolina — Approximately 6,500 Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative members had their power restored Wednesday. As of Wednesday night, over 46,000 members have had their power restored since Tropical Storm Helene ripped through our region. At the time of this release, 17,608 members were without power, representing approximately 24 percent of our membership. Further field assessments today confirmed 710 broken poles. That figure was at 625 […]

Pilots from Oconee, Anderson, and Pickens counties are organizing relief flights to deliver supplies to heavily impacted areas of Western North Carolina. Judson Minyard from the Oconee Regional Airport invites the public to drop off supplies at 365 Airport Road, Seneca, between 8 AM and 6 PM over the next few days. Due to weight restrictions, he said water cannot […]

The Golden Corner Food Pantry will be providing food and water to the public at two locations in Oconee County. Items will be distributed through Friday, October 4th. Times vary by location. • Mountain Rest Community Club, 120 Verner Mill Road, Mountain Rest, SC, Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. • Salem Fire Department Parking Lot, 115 […]