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Work continues to restore power across the Nolichucky River
Work continues to restore power across the Nolichucky River into southern Washington County.
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BrightRidge Donates $150,000 to Support Small Business Flood Recovery Through Region AHEAD
JOHNSON CITY – In response to the flooding severely impacting Northeast Tennessee and the region, BrightRidge is donating $150,000 to support small businesses through Region AHEAD, a non-profit fundraising organization dedicated to assisting small businesses in times of crisis.
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BrightRidge Continues Recovery Efforts in Wake of Historic Damage From Storm Helene
JOHNSON CITY – Recovery efforts are continuing in the wake of storm Helene and tragic flooding in our area. As of 2:15 p.m. Sunday, BrightRidge crews are continuing to work to restore about 2650 outages, with 1800 of those outages located south of the Nolichucky River.
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BrightRidge Continues Storm Helene Recovery Efforts Saturday
JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge electric system outages are down to around 7,000 customers at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, with all available crews deployed. At least two additional contract crews are enroute, but serious damage is widespread throughout our region as well as Western Carolina. As noted in our last update…
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BrightRidge Continues Disaster Assessment and Recovery
JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge continues disaster assessment and recovery efforts after historic rain, wind and flooding from Tropical Storm Helene washed out bridges and roads while felling dozens of trees and power lines throughout the service area Friday. As of 6:30 p.m., it is not possible to even assess all the damage…
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BrightRidge Prepares – Update 1
JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge crews and contractors are responding to about 13,165 outages around its service territory as Tropical Storm Helene continues to move through the region. Motorists should avoid travel unless essential at least until the storms blow through as expected by forecaster later this afternoon.