Upgraded Power Feed Taking Shape Across the Valley
Canada, KY · October 4, 2026
Thick autumn fog sits deep across the Tug Valley hollows early this morning, but it should lift in time for an easy Sunday drive. Take it slow along Route 194 until the sun burns through.
The Lead
Kentucky Power is preparing to launch construction at the New Camp Substation this month, marking a pivotal step in the multi-year Belfry Area Transmission Line Project. The wider regional infrastructure overhaul is already roughly 85 percent finished at the new Orinoco and Stone substation sites, where crews have been clearing access roads and erecting steel structures. Once finished, the utility will retire approximately nine miles of deteriorating 46-kilovolt lines built in the 1940s, replacing them with modern 69-kilovolt infrastructure and taking the aging Belfry Substation out of service. For residents across Canada, Stone, and surrounding hollows who routinely weather storm-related outages, the project establishes a crucial secondary feed to keep lights and heat running when primary circuits fail. Initial ground preparation at New Camp begins over the coming weeks as line crews wrap up work along the Orinoco corridor.
Local Pulse
State Police Announce Regional Traffic Safety Checkpoints Safety Troopers are stepping up periodic patrols and safety checks across Pike County corridors throughout the coming week.
UPIKE Soccer Shuts Out Spartanburg Methodist Community The Bears secured a 2–0 weekend victory at Bob Amos Park behind second-half goals from Dylan Roberts and Martin Larraguibel.
Today's Outlook
- High 73°F · Low 61°F — Fog
- Give the morning fog time to clear before heading out for your Sunday afternoon plans.
What's On Around Town
Today
Puffs: The Play Appalachian Center for the Arts (218 2nd St), Pikeville, 3:00–5:00 PM · $12–22 A fast-paced comedy following the loyal outsiders of a famous wizarding academy.
Appalachian Beautiful Art Exhibition Appalachian Center for the Arts (218 2nd St), Pikeville, 4:00–8:00 PM · Free Visual arts exhibition showcasing regional works celebrating mountain life and landscape heritage.
Tomorrow
Music Theory Class Pike County Public Library (126 Lee Ave), Pikeville, 2:00–3:00 PM · Free
Adult Guitar Class 1 Pike County Public Library (126 Lee Ave), Pikeville, 4:30–5:30 PM · Free
Alibis at The Book Club Pike County Public Library (126 Lee Ave), Pikeville, 5:00–6:00 PM · Free
Tuesday
- UPIKE Bears Volleyball vs. Bluefield University UPIKE Gymnasium (109 Park St), Pikeville, 6:30–7:30 PM
Spotlight & Story
- Sharondale
- In 1912, Sharon Coal and Coke laid out this company town along Ball Fork, building forty miner cottages and a tipple directly above the creek. Its small post office served hollow families for sixty-three years before deliveries shifted down to Belfry.
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