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A Rockcastle Co. family hasn't had electricity in 15 days, says they're prepared to wait longer Hundreds still without electricity and last updated 2021-02-20 20:58:05-05 DISPUTANTA, Ky. (LEX 18) — Deep in rural Rockcastle County, Myrtle Thomas has been without electricity for 15 days. Thomas lost electricity during the first wave of arctic weather the state experienced on February 6th. “We always lose power here when there’s a storm,” Thomas said. “Maybe by Friday, we’ll have electricity.” Thomas said the longest she’s been without electricity before i...

CHAPEL HILL — Marcus Fredrick Edwards Jr., 78, passed away Thursday (12/10/20) at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. He was born Aug. 1, 1942, in Person County to Marcus Fredrick Edwards and Myrtle Thomas Dunn. After the death of his father in 1952, he and three of his brothers were raised in Raleigh at the Methodist Orphanage, now known as the Methodist Home for Children. Later in life, he became a board member of the Methodist Orphanage/Methodist Home for Children Alumni Association. He finally had the time to give back to the organization that had cared for him in his youth. He retired fro...