In an unexpected turn of events early this morning, the Valle Verde campus of El Paso Community College (EPCC) was plunged into darkness, a power outage forcing the college to announce a closure for the entirety of Friday, Nov. 8. According to a post on EPCC's social media, as reported by KTSM, the administration advised students and faculty not to report to the Valle Verde campus, urging students to reach out to their instructors and employees to communicate with their supervisors.

Issuing a warning sent out at the onset of the day, specifically at 7:10 a.m., EPCC's swift response to the outage indicates that the cause remained unidentified at the time of notice according to KVIA. All other campuses under the EPCC umbrella are reported to operate normally, unaffected by the outage that halted Valle Verde in its tracks.

Community members of EPCC's Valle Verde campus are experiencing a sudden alteration in their daily routines, with the closure disrupting both academic and administrative functions. The college's other locations maintain their schedules and availability, standing in contrast to the Valle Verde campus's shuttered doors. As stated by a report from EPCC, obtained by KFOX-TV, confirming that all campuses except Valle Verde remain open for faculty, staff, and students.