TAYLORSVILLE – As of 9 a.m. Friday, Southern Pine reports that there are currently 756 members still experiencing outage caused by the two tornados. Remaining outages by county are Covington – 526, Jasper – 94, Jeff Davis – 99, Jones – 34, and Newton – 3.
Southern Pine Electric asks for everyone’s cooperation in following these safety guidelines:
Follow social distancing guidelines and please stay at least six feet away from linemen and other workers; COVID-19 does not stop for tornados, so be diligent in taking precautions.
Do not stack debris on top of downed power lines during clean up as this will delay restoration.
When driving past SPE linemen or other workers, use extreme caution and reduce speed.
Do not go near downed power lines.
Refrain from sightseeing during this time.
To stay up to date on the latest information, we encourage everyone to follow the Southern Pine Electric Facebook page and visit us online at southernpine.coop. We are asking for patience and understanding as we work through the remaining outages
Southern Pine Electric is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative that distributes electricity to more than 65,500 members in 11 counties in central and south Mississippi. It is headquartered in Taylorsville and has offices in Brandon, Newton, Hattiesburg and New Hebron.