According to the NC Dept of Health and Human Services, Wilkes County’s Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission, known as BROC, has been issued a Stop Work order as a result of a lapse in federal funding due to the government shut-down. Wilkesboro Town Councilman Andy Soots told 3WC News that 6 BROC employees were sent home Monday due to the lack of funding. Currently, Soots said there is about 3 weeks of funding locally for BROC which oversees programs such as: Elderly Nutrition, Meals on Wheels, Weatherization, and HeadStart.