UPDATED: Free emergency message for non-subscribers
UPDATE: 6:45 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20 – Customers who get their water from the town of Coeburn and the Wise County PSA are being asked to conserve water until further notice. Both the PSA and the town’s treatment plants are without power, and there is no word on when electricity will be restored.
The City of Norton and Wise County have declared a state of emergency due the severe winter weather and resulting power disruptions.
Many customers are still without power.
As part of emergency response efforts, Norton has opened an emergency evacuationshelter for those who need somewhere to stay.
The shelter is located at the Hotel Norton at 798 Park Avenue across from the Shamrock station, also known as Pop-In. Multiple other shelters are open across the county, and will stay open as long as they are needed.
Citizens are encouraged to check on their neighbors and assist authorities in identifyingthose in need of assistance.
Call 679-1211 or 328-3566 to contact authorities for more information or help.
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« Tony G. Mullins wrote on Monday, Dec 21 at 04:52 PM »
There is a great need for help in Dickenson county Va. As for myself I can make it but there are a lot of people here who have nothing! The old and the families with children are of the greatest concern, they need help bad. A lot of these people have no car and no way to get where help may be. It needs to be a house to house check on all these people and it needs to be done by the officials who know how to get in contact with the right people to get help here NOW!!!!