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Crash on US-360 in Halifax County cleared
UPDATE: 8:34 A.M. HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — The Virginia Department of Transportation says the earlier reported crash on US-360 West in Halifax County is now cleared. All lanes are open. — HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — Lanes are closed on US-360 West in Halifax County due to a crash on Monday morning. The Virginia […]
New large solar farm in Halifax County capable of powering about 20k homes
HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) –A new solar farm in Southside Virginia is now up and running. Dominion Energy announced that its large-scale solar farm in Halifax County is now operating. The company says the farm produces enough energy to power approximately 20,000 homes. This is two-thirds of the entire population in Halifax County. The unique […]
Roxboro awarded $6.7 million for housing developments to help unhomed, vulnerable communities
Housing development projects receive funding with the hopes of addressing housing insecurity. Roxboro will be constructing a new apartment complex to support its unhomed community and address the state's affordable housing crisis. The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency approved $6.7 million in funding for the development of a rental community...
Detour in place after tractor-trailer crashed on US-360 in Halifax County
UPDATE: 10:02 A.M. HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — The Virginia Department of Transportation reports a detour is set up after a tractor-trailer crashed on US-360 in Halifax County this morning. Currently, all east lanes are closed, near Piney Creek Road, and the west shoulder and left lanes are closed. The department says traffic is being […]
North Carolina's Energy Boom: Duke Energy's New Gas Plant Plan
According to WTVD-TV's recent report on January 31, 2024. Duke Energy is expediting its plans to build a new natural gas power plant in Person County, North Carolina, in response to the state's remarkable population growth and industry expansion. This power plant will have the capability to use hydrogen as a fuel. This choice, which was made public in the company's updated Carolina Resources Plan, shows how important it is to quickly meet the state's rising energy needs. With 14,000 new business applications in January 2024 alone, the economy sped up after a year with a record number of small company filings.
Duke Energy seeks new ways to meet the Carolinas’ surging electric demand
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy Corp. subsidiaries for North Carolina and South Carolina have offered to regulators an adjusted electricity production proposal that the utilities say responds to surging demand projections while still reaching for future greenhouse gas reduction targets. Duke Energy said the update to a recent Carolinas Resource Plan, filed on Wednesday with both […]
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