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Rocky Mount Power Cuts Amid Heat Crisis | Durham News
Rocky Mount is cutting off utilities despite extreme heat warnings — temperatures hit 90+ for three straight days, yet officials claim the threshold wasn’t met. Residents like Monique Shehadah, facing $3,000 in bills and health crises, say the city’s billing mix-up — not double-billing, but poor scheduling — left them stranded without power. Her father’s serious health conditions make the situation even more dangerous. While the city says people had six months to resolve balances, meteorologists confirm the heat was extreme, and a state audit found systemic billing flaws, not fraud. Listen in…
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