Tag Archives: Outage

The new generator for the Sparta Water Department is in place and could be operational within days. Sparta Public Works Director Dillard Quick said a purchase order was signed Thursday for contractors to connect the wiring and conduit for the machine. He said all of the materials needed to make the generator compatible with facility infrastructure have been ordered and ... Read More »

Could a solar flare reported early Thursday have caused an outage that affected some 70,000 AT&T cell phone customers? Tennessee Tech Associate Physics Professor Mary Kidd said if a flare directed at Earth is strong enough, it can affect satellites and cause blackouts to communication systems and GPS. However, Kidd said it is unlikely that a flare would have affected ... Read More »

Good news in Jackson County as water is slowly being restored after portions of the county have been without running water since Sunday night. County Mayor Randy Heady said that about 400 individuals or less are still awaiting water compared to Wednesday’s 1,000. He said the areas still mostly affected include the Bagdad area in the county. “The Jackson County ... Read More »

About 3,200 Volunteer Electric Cooperative customers in Crossville will be without power early Saturday morning. Crossville Service Area Manager Kevin Hembree said the planned outage is due to TDOT’s road widening project on Highway 127 North. “We’ve been moving power lines there for going on about a year now, and we need to set a pole in line right at ... Read More »

Crossville’s Water Utility Department will turn off services beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 27th. Affected areas will be Northside Drive beginning at 127 down to the second entrance of Riverview Drive. It will also include South Drive. The department anticipates the outage to last four hours or less, and will turn services back on as soon as possible. ... Read More »

The Jackson County Utility District remains under a Boil Notice until further notice as crews work to restore water and water pressure. Office Manager Crystal Bean said crews made progress Monday, cutting the number of water outages from 850 to roughly 150. Bean said water has been restored to Roaring River, Big Bottom and North Springs communities. “We’re needing a ... Read More »

Issues with Sparta’s tornado siren led the city’s Board of Alderman to approve an inspection of the system Thursday night. Fire Chief Captain Kirk Young said he started searching for companies after the Church Street siren did not go off during its monthly testing. “And, we’ve got a bid for $4,836 to come out and do a PM service,” Young ... Read More »

Sparta is moving forward to replace its spare transformer to secure its backup power plan. The transformer is shared with Caney Fork Electric Cooperative. Utilities Manager Belva Bess said Sparta is responsible for 45 percent of the cost on the $795,000 equipment. “We went ahead and contacted the low bidder, we had to send all that out for bids and ... Read More »

A 70-year-old Overton County man died Thursday while trying to seek help after being without power for multiple days. County Executive Ben Danner said fatalities from the cold have been a worry in Overton County with about 2,300 homes without power. “He had been out without power for a few days,” Danner said. “And, he was walking trying to get ... Read More »

Cookeville Electric and contracted cutting crews worked to restore power in the Park Village subdivision Thursday. Director Carl Haney said two crews went into the subdivision off 10th street Thursday. Haney said that going into Thursday, outages were able to be cut from over 100 down to roughly 30, despite Wednesday night’s weather. “It slowed it down, plus those trees ... Read More »