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Torey Bennett shows the loppers damaged when he tried to trim limbs overhanging a power line behind his house off Meadow Branch Road. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Torey Bennett shows the loppers damaged when he tried to trim limbs overhanging a power line behind his house off Meadow Branch Road. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Perilous task

Meadow Branch – 2022 has been snowy for Graham County.

Duke Energy seeks to raise rates

Raleigh – On Sept. 30, Duke Energy announced plans to raise rates for residential power by 6.7 percent in North Carolina.  This proposed hike would raise rates for commercial and industrial customers as well, but at 1.7 percent less than for residential customers.