Many Jackson County residents found themselves without electricity when a serious storm hit the north end of the county on April 22.
A stretch of FM 530 was closed to traffic as electric crews worked to repair “the loss of approximately one mile of distribution poles,” according to a social media post by Jackson Electric Cooperative.
The Cordele and Speaks areas were hit particularly hard, and power for some residents was out for over 24 hours.
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