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Date: May 5, 2021 Time: 6:00 p.m. Central Electric Restoration Efforts Continue Since the severe weather passed through our entire service territory yesterday, significant progress has been made in power restoration efforts. There is extensive damage to many lines due to trees and limbs down along with 25 broken... Read More.

President Joe Biden has issued a disaster declaration for Mississippi for winter storms that struck in February. A White House news release said Tuesday that federal money is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and some private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing... Read More.

1,718,040 vaccines have been administered in Mississippi with 1,927,505 distributed. 10,551 people have been vaccinated from Attala, 10,500 people from Leake,10,512 from Neshoba, and 9,886 from Winston county. Vaccines have now been distributed in multiple venues around the state. Governor Reeves announced vaccination eligibility... Read More.

Around the 3:20pm yesterday, the second round of a severe storm system delivered what it promised - heavy rain, and damaging gust winds, resulting in fallen trees, downed power lines and open wires on roadways. Then the lights went out in Cathage. No electricity... Read More.