Power and Broadband Restoration Update #2

MLEC crews make progress; Broadband restoration has begun

(April 3, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Meriwether Lewis crews made significant progress in restoring power Thursday following early morning severe storms. As of 2 p.m., approximately 675 members remain without power with restoration efforts continuing across most counties. Additional crews are assisting in the hardest hit areas in Houston County to expedite repairs.

Current Outage Breakdown:

• Hickman County: Less than 20 outages remain.
• Lewis County: Around 50 members are still without power, primarily on Gay Road (due to broken poles and downed wires) and Tower Ranch Road.
• Perry County: Power has been restored to nearly all members with operations returning to normal.
• Humphreys County: Fewer than 100 outages remain, primarily in the Lakefront area.
• Houston County: Approximately 500 members remain without power in multiple locations, including Grices Creek, Reed Lane, Bethany Lane, Spring Street Loop, Mockingbird, Hagerville Hollow Road, and Fire Tower Road.

MLEC aims to restore power to all members by late tonight except in isolated cases where homeowners must make repairs before service can be reconnected. However, ongoing restoration efforts could be impacted by weather conditions and additional storms. If repairs cannot be completed tonight, crews will pause for safety reasons after more than 24 hours on the job and resume work early tomorrow.

With additional outages possible tonight, individuals who use special medical equipment may want to review their emergency plan and prepare to move to a location that has electricity if necessary.

To report a power outage during regular business hours, please contact your local office. For outage reporting after-hours, weekends and holidays, please call 1-888-879-6038.

MLConnect Broadband Update

MLConnect fiber crews are actively restoring service in areas where power has already been restored. Repairs in other locations will follow as electrical crews move out, ensuring work can be completed more efficiently and safely. Some fiber outages may take several days to repair, and impending weather could cause additional disruptions.

Fiber outage areas include:

• Houston County: Multiple areas in Erin, including Magnolia to Cumberland City and Greenbriar.
• Lewis County: Rock House and Buffalo Roads in Hohenwald.
• Hickman County: Dodd Hollow in Centerville and Hidden Valley.
• Humphreys County: Turkey Creek in Waverly.

If you are an MLConnect subscriber and power has returned but internet has not, unplug the router from the power source for a few minutes instead of using the reset button. If this does not restore service, submit a ticket online at www.mlec.com/mlconnect/contact-us. Or, call your local MLEC office; then press OPTION 3, then OPTION 2.

Meriwether Lewis appreciates our members’ patience as crews work diligently to restore service as quickly and safely as possible. Another update will be provided later as progress continues.

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