Storm cuts power across county, but no serious accidents, injuries

  • A Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corp. crew pulls a tap line Thursday across the Toccoa River in Suches, Ga., at Cavender Gap and Georgia 60. Lineman Chase Hemphill is in the bucket, while crew members Kelly Cruse, Clayton Wood, Jeff Odom, Terrence Kane, Chris Busbee, Jesse Miller and Josh Bryant wait to finish their duties after the tap line gets across the river.
    A Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corp. crew pulls a tap line Thursday across the Toccoa River in Suches, Ga., at Cavender Gap and Georgia 60. Lineman Chase Hemphill is in the bucket, while crew members Kelly Cruse, Clayton Wood, Jeff Odom, Terrence Kane, Chris Busbee, Jesse Miller and Josh Bryant wait to finish their duties after the tap line gets across the river.
    The first Tropical Storm warning in Cherokee County’s history led to downed limbs and widespread power outages, but the area was reportedly free from serious accidents and injuries. At ...

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