Thousands without power in Cumberland County, nearby areas

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Thousands without power in Cumberland County, nearby areas

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Almost 6,000 people are without power in Cumberland County because of broken poles and downed lines, Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) reported. VEC had about 14,300 accounts without power according to their outage map as of 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. This includes around 6,600 customers in Cumberland County, over 1,500 in White County, more than 1,300 in Hamilton and many in other counties. 200-acre Coker C…

Work Continues In Cumberland To Repair Power Outages

More than 5,000 Cumberland County residents remain without power as of 5pm Wednesday afternoon. Volunteer Energy Vice President of Marketing and Economic Development David Murphy said around 1am, the cooperative had over 36,000 accounts without power across the Upper Cumberland. The majority were in Crossville and Cumberland County area. Murphy said the biggest issue they have been dealing with is lines that have been damaged by fallen trees. “S…