Officials announce that high-speed Internet will come to more homes and businesses

High-speed Internet is coming to more Buncombe County homes and businesses, officials announce

Updated: 6:40 PM EDT July 12, 2024

IT’S 645 AND IT’S TIME FOR THE NEWS TO GO. WE BEGIN WITH CONTINUING COVERAGE OF THE ANNUAL DRIVE TO END ALZHEIMER’S IN SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR PARELLA LEWIS IS JOINING LIVE NOW IN SIMPSONVILLE, ALONG WITH SKY4, AS HUNDREDS OF CYCLISTS PREPARE FOR THE FIRST LEG OF THE SERVICE, PARELLA AND ANNE. IT’S ALWAYS FUN TO LISTEN TO THE SKY4 EDUCATION. YES, AND NEWMAN IS HERE NOW. ANNE NEWMAN IS THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE MORNING SHOW. BY THE WAY. YOU ALSO HELPED BUILD TOGETHER THE HEART OF A STRONG TEAM. YOU HELPED CREATE IT. JEFF LEADS WITH YOU. HOW ARE YOU? HOW’S JEFF? HOW DOES THE TEAM FEEL? TEAMS FEEL GOOD. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR WE’VE DONE IT. WE ARE EXCITED. I’M STAYING HYDRATED. IT’S GOING TO BE A HOT DAY, BUT WE’RE READY TO HANDLE EVERY DAY AND WE EXPECT TO RAISE MORE MONEY. WE ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS UNTIL THE END OF JULY AND GENERAL GUIDELINES. SO FAR THIS YEAR IT HAS ALREADY RAISED OVER A MILLION DOLLARS SO EVERYONE IS EXCITED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT WEEKEND OF RIDING AND MEMORIES MAKING. AND WE HAVE TO SAY, WORKING WITH HIM, WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT OF PHOTOS JUST IN THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS. YOU DON’T GET A DAY OFF. I KIND OF TAKE IT EASY ONE DAY, BUT YOU KNOW, MORE TIME IN THE SADDLE MAKES IT EASIER ON THE FEET. BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE SWITCH. THIS WEEKEND, WITH THE HOT WEATHER, IT’S ABOUT HYDRATION AND JUST STAYING AT IT. YES, BUT NO RAIN. THAT’S ALWAYS GOOD. THIS IS GOOD. THE HEART OF THE STRONG TEAM. SHE IS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING. AND JEFF WE’LL BE FRIENDS. WE WILL WATCH UNTIL THE BREAK. YES. AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED. THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS. WITHOUT THEM, THIS GUIDE WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT. CHANNEL FOR VIEWERS. OK. NOT TOO LATE TO GIVE, IMPORTANT. HEY, SKY4 IS AT IT AGAIN. SKY4 WILL GIVE US AN EXCLUSIVE VIEW OF WHAT? WHAT WE CAN’T TELL. THERE ARE MANY VOLUNTEERS HERE. THERE ARE MANY CYCLISTS STARTING TO ARRIVE. THE WEATHER IS AWESOME, BY THE WAY. IT FEELS GOOD OUT HERE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS LOW NOW. THEY WOULD SET FOR MORE HEAT AND HUMIDITY, BUT WHERE WE ARE NOW, IT LOOKS AND FEELS BETTER. CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? A LOT OF EXCITEMENT. EVERYONE IS HERE. THEY ARE APPEARING. THEY ARE READY TO DO THIS. THEY BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND THEY ARE DOING IT. AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF HELPING SUPPORT THESE PEOPLE WHO PUT THEIR BODIES TO THIS TORTURE. ALL YEAR ROUND. AND AFTER THE LAST, FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. GOOD. OF LIVE REPORTING HERE IN SIMPSONVILLE, WE’LL SEND IT TO YOU IN THE STUDIO. BUT I THINK I AM THE MOST QUALIFIED PERSON TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT. I BEAT HIM ONCE AND I WILL BEAT HIM AGAIN. I’M NOT IN THIS FOR MY LEGACY. I’m in this to get the job done. I STARTED. PRESIDENT BIDEN CLOSING INTERNATIONAL NATO SUMMIT AN OPEN QUESTION ABOUT HIS POLITICAL FUTURE IN FIRST PRESS-ONLY CONFERENCE IN EIGHT MONTHS, PRESIDENT DEFENDS HIS FITNESS FOR POLITICAL FUTURE NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION ENSE. REACTION TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE WAS MIXED FROM CAPITOL HILL. SOME OTHER DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING BIDEN OUT OF THE RACE, BUT OTHERS PRAISE HIS PERFORMANCE AND COMMAND OF ISSUES. Meanwhile, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ASKED TO BE THROUGH OUT THE GUILTY VERDICT IN HIS HUSH MONEY TRIAL. THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S REQUEST FOLLOWS THE SUPREME COURT’S IMMUNITY SOCIETY RULING, WHICH DEFINES WHEN A FORMER PRESIDENT SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM CRIMINAL CRIMINALS. OFFER HAS ALREADY SUCCESSED TO POSTPONE TRUMP’S SENTENCING DATE. SENTENCE WAS SCHEDULED FOR YESTERDAY BUT IT WAS DELAYED. PROSECUTORS ARE EXPECTED TO RESPOND TO THE FINAL FILING ON JULY 24, AND THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED FOR SEPTEMBER 18. FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS IS NOW OFFICIALLY SPEAKING AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION NEXT WEEK IN MILWAUKEE AFTER WITHDRAWING THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE IN JANUARY. DESANTIS SAYS HE IS SUPPORTING FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND IS SUPPORTING FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN. RNC APPEARANCE ANNOUNCEMENT REFLECTS PREVIOUS REPORTS THAT DESANTIS WAS NOT INITIALLY INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE CONVENTION. OBSERVERS SAY OPPOSITION FROM HIS SUPPORTERS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CHANGE. AT 649, LOOK AT THIS. SC DNR SAYS NOAA WILL OPEN REDS TO RECREATIONAL HARVESTING IN FEDERAL WATERS OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST, BUT YOUR ONLY CHANCE IS TODAY. OFFICIALS SAY THERE WILL BE NO SIZE LIMIT, BUT THERE WILL BE A CATCH LIMIT OF ONE FISH PER PERSON. NO. OFFICIALS SAY THE PURPOSE OF THE RESTRICTION IS TO REDUCE FISHING OF RED. THERE ARE DIFFERENT LIMITS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING. YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THE FISHING RULES NOW ON WYFF 4.COM SYDNEY. IT IS, IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO BE OUT AND AROUND TODAY, IT’S STILL GOING TO BE A HOT SUMMER DAY. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE HUMIDITY IS NOT TOO BAD. ACTUALLY, WE’RE STARTING THE DAY QUITE SITTING MOSTLY IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. WE’LL SEE HIGHS IN THE LOW 90S, BUT THAT’S MORE THAN ABOUT WHERE WE SHOULD BE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. THIS WILL COME WITH A FEW ADDITIONAL CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BUT FOR THE MOST A DAY OF CALM CONDITIONS. NOW FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SMALL CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM, BUT OVERALL COLD AND DRY TEMPERATURES IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL GET INTO THE UPPER 80S. ALTHOUGH NOW IN THE WIDE AREA, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL START TO THE DAY. OUR SKYCAM NETWORK FEATURING THE BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE. WE ARE IN THE 60’S TO LOW 70’S BUT I WILL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHERE OUR TEMPERATURES GO FROM HERE AS WELL AS MAP OUT THE BEST FUTURE CHANCE FOR THIS. LET’S CHECK ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A LIVE VIEW OF I-85 NORTH ALONG PELHAM ROAD IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. AGAIN, STOPS ARE HAPPENING NOW DUE TO A PROJECT. WE TELL YOU ABOUT THIS JUST IN A FEW MOMENTS. BUT IF YOU’RE OUT THE DOOR, THIS MORNING, LEAVE QUICKLY AS YOU’RE ON YOUR WAY TO THAT AREA. TAKING A GLANCE OUR TRAVEL TIMES I-240 TO ASHEVILLE FREEWAY 12 MINUTES TO AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD, 13 MINUTES TO COMMUNITY AND AFTER FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN. YOU ARE LOOKING AT A 13 MINUTES OF SCHOOL, SO SCDOT IS REALLY SAYING DRIVERS SHOULD TAKE A FEW MINUTES AWAY THIS WEEK. AND IF YOU’RE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND DUE TO LANE CLOSURES AND INTERSTATE WORK SITE THIS WEEK ON THE ROCKY CREEK BRIDGE PROJECT, TRAFFIC ON I-85 WELHAMERWREATHIS 1 I-85 SOUTH TODAY AND I-85 NORTH TOMORROW IS AFFECTED. WE’RE TOLD CREWS WILL REMOVE TEMPORARY BARRIER AND PAINT TRAFFIC LANE LINES AT THEIR FINAL LOCATIONS. CDOT SAYS THE OVERALL PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED THIS FALL. THIS MORNING, WE WILL FINISH OUR FOUR WAYS TO WIN SERIES. FOR REGISTRATION WITH DISCUSSION FOR TRANSPORTATION. OUR NIGEL ROBERTSON IS TALKING TO THE LEADERS OF THE UNITED WAY AND GREENVILLE CONNECTS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE OUT OF MY HOUSE, walk down the street, get on a bus and come to work. I WILL LOOK AT THIS. YES. UM, HOW DO WE GET THERE? THIS IS A LOT. WE HAVE A SLIGHT PLAN WE ARE WORKING ON. SO GREENLINK, AS I SAID, IS REALLY GOOD. AND THEY HAVE THIS REALLY BIG TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WILL ADD 15 ADDITIONAL ROUTES AND ALL THE ROUTES WHICH WILL BRING UP TO 27 ROUTES WILL BE 30 MINUTES. I WOULD HAVE HAD TO HURRY UP THE BUS IF IT WAS MORE FREQUENT. JOIN THE SHEEP BREAKFAST AT 1130 FOR THE COMPLETE CONVERSATION ON TRANSPORTATION IN GREENVILLE.

High-speed Internet is coming to more Buncombe County homes and businesses, officials announce

Updated: 6:40 PM EDT July 12, 2024

The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s Division of Broadband and Digital Equity announces that more homes and businesses will soon be connected to high-speed Internet. access to broadband program projects in 19 North Carolina counties. This is in an effort to connect 25,903 homes and businesses to high-speed internet. In Buncombe County, Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC (AT&T North Carolina) was selected and will provide high-speed Internet access to 967 locations, officials said. According to NCDIT, the total cost of the project is $10,301,468 with a county match of $3,605,513, which comes from American Rescue Plan Act funds. Winners must agree to reliably provide Internet service that meets or exceeds Internet speeds of 100 megabytes per second download and upload.” With this fiber internet project, it will change lives for people and businesses in Broad River, Fairview, Candler. , and Newfound communities that will finally have access to high-speed Internet,” said District 1 Commissioner Terri Wells, adding, “This will expand their economic, educational and social opportunities. health care our county as we continue to invest in high-speed broadband infrastructure.”

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC –

The North Carolina Department of Information Technology, Division of Broadband and Digital Capital announces that more homes and businesses will soon be connected to high-speed Internet.

(Video above: WYFF 4 AM News Headlines)

Recently, NCDIT announced an additional $112 million in funding to complete access to broadband program projects in 19 North Carolina counties. This is an effort to connect 25,903 homes and businesses to high-speed Internet.

In Buncombe County, Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC (AT&T North Carolina) was selected and will provide high-speed Internet access to 967 locations, officials said.

According to NCDIT, the total cost of the project is $10,301,468 with a county match of $3,605,513, which comes from American Rescue Plan Act funds. Winners must agree to provide Internet service reliably meeting or exceeding Internet speeds of 100 megabytes per second download and upload.

“With this fiber internet project, it will be life-changing for people and businesses in the communities of Broad River, Fairview, Candler and Newfound, who will now finally have access to high-speed internet,” said the Commissioner of District 1 Terri Wells.

The commissioner adds: “This will expand their access opportunities in the economic, educational and health fields. I’ve witnessed these positive impacts across our county as we continue to invest in high-speed broadband infrastructure.”