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Wake County Board of Commissioners votes to rename Cameron Village Regional Library
— The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to rename Cameron Village Regional Library to Village Regional Library.
Heavy ice in the northern counties of NC have caused some road closures and power outages due to power lines drooping beneath the weight of the thick glaze.
INTO THE ROANOKE AREA, THEY SEE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING AND IT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRIAN. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU THESE UPDATES AND WE DO HAVE CREWS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING WHO NEED TO BE CAREFUL. >> WRAL'S BRYAN MIMS HAS BEEN IN GRANVILLE COUNTY THIS MORNING AND IS SEEN ALSO A LOT OF ICE AROUND HIM. BRYAN, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? >> Reporter: IT LOOKS ICY FOR SURE AND WHAT WE SEE HERE JUST OFF OF U.S.-158 IS A COUPLE POWERLINES OVER THE ROADWAY AND THIS ROAD IS CLOSED WITH THIS SECTION OF ENON ROAD SHUT OFF AND YOU CAN SEE THE ICICLES HANGING OFF OF THE WIRES AND PLENTY OF EYES ON THE TREES. IT IS PRETTY TO SEE FROM A DISTANCE ALL OF THE ICE ON THE TREES. THERE IS A SET OF WIRES ON THE PAVEMENT, SO D.O.T. HAS THE ROAD SHUT OFF. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE WORKERS ON THE LINE YET AND THERE IS A FEW THOUSAND CUSTOMERS IN GRANVILLE COUNTY WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD, BUT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HEAR SOME BRANCHES IN THE BACKGROUND AND ALSO SOME LIMBS FALLING FROM ALL OF THE ACCUMULATION OF ICE WE HAVE HEARD THESE POPPING SOUNDS ALL MORNING. FORTUNATELY, THE ROADS ARE MOSTLY WET. HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN ICE ON THE BRIDGES YET. TRAFFIC FLOW HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS POWER OUTAGES BECAUSE OF THESE DOWNED POWER LINES AND BRANCHES FALLING . WE HAVE TO WATCH OVERHEAD TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT IN THE PATH OF THESE FALLING BRANCHES. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN GRANVILLE COUNTY. WE WILL KEEP DRIVING AROUND THE AREA. THERE IS A CAR THERE AT THE ROAD CLOSED SIGN, BUT WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED HERE IN GRANVILLE COUNTY AS THE MORNING UNFOLDS. ADAM? >> THANK YOU, BRYAN . >>> THERE IS ICE IN THE
