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The first major winter storm of 2015 dropped a layer of ice over the Southeast on Monday, closing schools and government offices and leaving thousands without power in the Upstate. After dismissing early Monday, schools in Pickens County were closed Tuesday.

No decision had been made for Wednesday at press time. As of the middle of the day Tuesday, more than 3,600 Blue

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Ridge Electric Cooperative customers and more than 5,300 Duke Energy customers in Pickens County were still without power. To report an outage, call 1-888-BLUERIDGE or 1-800-POWER ON.

Andrew Pickens