Across Greenville County, residents have woken up to power outages following Hurricane Helene. Upstate residents may want to note their energy provider’s emergency contact information, including:
- Duke Energy – 800-769-3766, outagemap.duke-energy.com
- Blue Ridge Electric Co-op – 888-258-3743, blueridge.coop/outage
- Laurens Electric Co-op – 866-973-7867, laurenselectric.com/outage-center
- Greer CPW – 864-848-5500, greercpw.com/customer-service/outages
Shelter
The American Red Cross opened a shelter at Crosswell Baptist Church, 219 S. Fishtrap Road in Greenville for residents along the Saluda River who may need to evacuate due to the flooding.
The Saluda River near U.S. Highway 123 could rise higher than the February 2020 storm that caused some residents to be displaced, according to the National Weather Service. The shelter serves residents of Greenville and Pickens counties.
Roads that may be impacted include, but are not limited to, Riverview Drive, Knollview Drive, Riverview Circle and Sentell Court. For more information, visit redcross.org.
Hurricane Helene GCS Schools Update
Greenville County Schools has cancelled classes for Monday and Tuesday. With widespread power and Internet outages, eLearning is not possible. Plans for Wednesday will be announced once there’s a better gauge of when power and internet will be restored.
Hurricane Helene damage photos
Hour Changes and Closings
SC Department of Agriculture’s Autumnfest: Sept. 27, Noon – 6 p.m., Sept. 29, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cleveland Park Animal Hospital is closed until further notice.
Greenville County Schools will have an eLearning day on Friday, September 27. Schools and office buildings will be closed to the public, and field trips are canceled on Friday.
School will be open on a regular schedule on Thursday, September 26, but all after school activities, including Extended Day Programs, are canceled on Thursday.
Greenwood School District 50 will have an eLearning day on Friday, Sept. 27. All after-school activities are also canceled for Thursday, Sept. 26.
Greenwood School District 52 will have an eLearning day on Friday, Sept. 27. All after-school activities are also canceled for Thursday, Sept. 26.
Laurens County School District 55 will have an eLearning day on Friday, Sept. 27. Schools and offices are open on Thursday, Sept. 26. All Athletics events and after-school activities are rcanceled on Thursday, Sept. 26. All Homecoming events are postponed and will be held on Friday, Oct. 4.
North Greenville University will be closed for in-person activity beginning Thursday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m.
Greenville Zoo is closed Sept. 26
Here’s a look at the damage to downtown Greenville.
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