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May 6, 2021
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. Gibson Electric Membership Corporation released an update late Thursday night.
The corporation says, as of 10 p.m., there are still 29 outage trouble spots. But adds that crews from from Southwest Tennessee Electric and Service Electric have restored service to all but 662 members.
Gibson EMC says this storm hit just as they were recovering from the last storm.
“When today’s storm hit we were finally finishing up the last of the outages from the severe weather that pounded the northern part of our service area early Tuesday morning,” said Barry Smith, VP of Engineering and Operations.
The grants will expand high-speed Internet service to 17,800 Tennesseans in 15 rural counties. Author: Jessica Brown (WBIR) Updated: 9:03 AM CST March 5, 2021
TENNESSEE, USA Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced $14.9 million in broadband accessibility grants will support and expand service to 17,800 Tennesseans in 15 rural counties.
According to a release, this will impact 7,120 homes and businesses in Tennessee.
“Every Tennessean should have access to the same high-speed broadband, no matter what zip code they live in,” said Gov. Lee. “Our continued investment in internet connectivity will help level the playing field for rural communities across our state, and I thank these 13 providers for partnering with us to help nearly 18,000 more Tennesseans get connected.”
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