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The O’Kelly Avenue entrance to the university, also leading to the Inn at Elon, has been closed due to a fallen tree. A campus security car has been damaged, according to Elon Campus Security Police Chief Joe LeMire. There are no reported injuries.
At 3:52 p.m., an E-Alert announced that the entrance was blocked and to avoid the area. The tree fell to the left of the Inn at Elon. Rain and wind damage from Hurricane Helene is a possible cause for the tree’s fall.
At 5 p.m., an E-Alert announced the road to O’Kelly Avenue was reopened.
Elon University is hosting its Family Weekend starting Sept. 27 with an increased number of people on campus, but there are no traffic concerns, according to LeMire. Events like Phoenix 4th Friday in Burlington have been canceled.