HOLLY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said crews are making progress as they work to get systems restored in North Mississippi. Portions of the area continued to suffer from power outages following last week's ice storm.
Winter weather moved across several states, leaving families and businesses in the dark during frigid temperatures. The Holly Springs Utility Department still had thousands of customers without power.
However, MEMA released an update Tuesday saying they are now at 90 percent power restoration for North Mississippi communities. This comes just one day after a 75 percent total restoration for the HSUD.
Local and state officials held a news conference Sunday to address the issues. They said crews from several companies were working to help get systems restored for that area. MEMA Director Stephen McCraney said that work continues.
"We made some major progress yesterday in getting the feeder lines done and that is significant because that's where you get your individual power in your homes and in your businesses," he explained on Monday in a social media video.
MEMA is still urging residents experiencing issues to use the call center they have set up. The phone line, 1-833-591-6362, is staffed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for seven days a week.