North Carolina's Moore County remains in the dark after targeted attack on power grid
Southern Pines has been mostly still since the attacks on the substations in Moore County on Saturday. Photo: Lucille Sherman/Axioson the county's power grid, downtown Southern Pines was dead silent Monday, save for a few generators powering a handful of local businesses struggling to keep their doors open.
But it felt downright apocalyptic in towns like Southern Pines, where a local wine shop was the only thing open until it closed at dark.Gov. Roy Cooper said North Carolina, and the rest of the country, must learn how to safeguard from attacks that can bring communities to a standstill. Cooper, who said it was a criminal attack but stopped short of calling it an act of domestic terrorism, added: "We are deeply concerned about the small businesses that are losing out on valuable retail time right before the holidays.", the largest newspaper in the county. Half of the 11-person editorial staff is working out of a police station, while the other half is working from the home of a top editor, the paper’s publisher, David Woronoff, told Axios.
People still are golfing; this is Moore County, after all. But Pinehurst Resort's famous clubhouse was closed, and the historic Carolina Inn — a traditionalfor many North Carolinians — consolidated guests in rooms powered by generators.
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