All Three Transmission Cables Compromised – Outage Update for Sunday 8 a.m.

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) continues restoration efforts in the wake of a transmission outage that was caused when PCL Construction accidently drove a steel casing into the cooperative’s underground transmission cable on Thursday morning, July 27. A mandatory evacuation remains in effect for all visitors to Hatteras Island. CHEC will continue to supply temporary […]

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Audrey Mae Allman Brewer

June 20, 1957 – July 30, 2017 MANTEO — Audrey Mae Allman Brewer,60, of Manteo, NC died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Vidant InpatientHospice in Greenville, NC. Born in Chesapeake, Va. on June 20, 1957,she was the daughter of the late Olive Mae Carpenter Allman and JudsonCaroll Allman. A teacher’s aide at Cape Hatteras Secondary […]

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Three Campgrounds at CHNS Close as a Result of Non-Resident Evacuation Orders

Due to damaged underground electrical transmission cables near Oregon Inlet, Hyde and Dare Counties have issued mandatory evacuation orders for visitors on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. The orders have been issued to protect life safety during this period of lost and unreliable electrical service. Information on Dare County’s mandatory visitor evacuation order can be found […]

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Evacuation Moves Forward while CHEC Continues Work to Provide Temporary Power – Outage Update for Saturday, 12 p.m.

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) is focusing its efforts today on ensuring that all residents on Hatteras Island have continuous temporary power.  Per Laura Ertle, Director of Public Relations for CHEC, all of the circuits for Avon and all villages south have been energized, and no rolling blackouts are expected for these areas. There are […]

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