Scenes from the Flooding in Macon County on Thursday and Friday, Including a Water Rescue on Cullasaja Circle

Macon County was hit with flooding events back to back this past week and as of 11am on Sunday, September 29, 2024, 5,340 (18.24%) of electric power customers in Macon County remained without service, and most have no landline, cell, or internet service as well. Below are a couple of video montages of the events of Thursday and Friday. Utility crews are working overtime to restore services and emergency personnel are performing welfare...

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Power Outage Update for Saturday, September 28, 2024

 **3.47pm** POWER OUTAGE UPDATESATURDAY 09-28-2024(remember that a power utility customer may include a household with multiple people, the actual number of people w/o power is higher).**NOTE--The internet is off at my location. I (Bobby) will be going into town every few hours to post updates. This will my last update until tomorrow unless something major happens. Y'all be safe, and if you can hunker down without risking your life, do so for the next few days. Power, phone, and internet providers are working overtime to restore services....

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Power Outage Report for Friday Afternoon, September 27, 2024

**2.15pm** POWER OUTAGE UPDATEFRIDAY 09-27-2024(remember that a power utility customer may include a household with multiple people, the actual number of people w/o power is higher).**NOTE--The internet is off at my location, and the place wher I am using the internet will be closed this weekend, so I (Bobby) will not be able to update this or any of my other pages until Monday or the internet is restored.. ---Begin Sponor Segment---. STORM...

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OPEN THREAD II FLOODING 09-26-2024 11.15PM THURSDAY UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING

OPEN THREAD IIFLOODING 09-26-202411.15PM THURSDAY UNTIL FRIDAY MORNINGA mirror of this post on Fakebook is at this LINKPlease use this thread to report any road conditions you may observe, share pictures or video of storm damage or high water. You can also ask questions about road conditions and someone in the community may know what you are seeking. Remember to be kind to one another and helpful if you can. We're all neighbors.Safety Information...

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Power Outage Report: 10.45pm on Wednesday, September 26, 2024

**10.45am** POWER OUTAGE UPDATE (remember that a power utility customer may include a household with multiple people, the actual number of people w/o power is higher) .   .  ---Begin Sponor Segment--- .  STORM SPONSOR .   .  Young Tree Service is sponsoring Macon Media during this storm event. .  They provide complete tree care, are licensed and insured. Specializing...

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