Hurricane leaves some damage in Tri-County area
Oct. 4—Hurricane Ian left 4,152 Granville County citizens without electricity. Workers restored power by the end of the weekend. There were no reports of flooding. One house was seriously damaged when a tree fell on its roof.
More debris litters Oxford as of the time of writing than Public Works would pick up in "three or four weeks," said Director of Public Works Steve Blaskon, leading to delays in pickups this week.
"We ask for patience as city crews work to clear all debris," Communications Specialist Alyssa Blair said, "and if private contractors are hired to clear large debris, have them take all debris with them, as city crews will not be able to collect it."
Oxford cleanup staff don't pick up debris collected by private contractors due to a city ordinance. Director of Public Works Steve Blaskon said the city has had some cases of private contractors leaving debris which they were paid to haul away.
Vance County experienced a power outage, leaving around 7,000 citizens without power. Duke Energy has since restored power to all customers in the county.
The outage caused streetlights on Dabney Drive and Ruin Creek Road to go out, however, Police Chief Marcus Barrow said the "public handled it well," so there weren't many traffic issues as a result.
In Warrenton, Police Chief Goble Lane said the hurricane knocked down some "minor tree limbs" in the city along with one or two power lines.
"Nothing major," he said. "We very, very fortunate compared to other people in North Carolina. We were especially blessed compared to South Carolina and Florida. The destruction there was horrible."
Duke Energy reported that 325,739 customers across the Carolinas were without power at the peak of the hurricane-induced outages, which came at midnight on Saturday.
