Originally, the district had announced a two-hour delay, but DPS officials determined that worsening conditions meant travel would be too dangerous for students, staff, and families.
The National Weather Service has issued a cold-weather advisory from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, with possible wind-chill temperatures as low as 2 degrees above zero.
Thousands of Duke Energy customers remain without power after problems at a substation on Wednesday. Utility workers may get power back on by 6 p.m. today.
However, if residents remain without power
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