About 500 Outages Remain; Crews Addressing Fiber Outages
MLEC focused on remaining power and fiber repairs
(9:00 p.m. February 1, 2026 – Centerville, TN) – As of this evening, about 500 remain without power. Hickman County has 160 outages, Perry County has 250, and Lewis County has fewer than 100. Restoration progress today is the result of a true collective effort by our employees, mutual aid crews, local communities, and partner agencies working together.
Broadband Update:
Our team has been actively working on broadband outages this week across all five MLEC counties. MLConnect has fewer than 1,100 broadband outages, including approximately 400 in Lewis County, 330 in Hickman County, 300 in Perry County, 50 in Humphreys County, and one subscriber in Houston County.
Like the electric system, the fiber network experienced significant storm damage, and repairs take time. Additional fiber crews are assisting, with more support arriving as power is restored to additional areas. A more detailed fiber update will be shared Monday.
We will continue working daily until broadband and electric service is fully restored to all members.
Please note that Hickman, Lewis and Perry County offices will be closed tomorrow. Humphreys and Houston County offices will operate on a normal schedule.
We appreciate the continued patience and support from our members as restoration work continues.
MLEC is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility that serves more than 34,500 meters in Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lewis and Perry counties. We are your source for power and broadband and help build brighter futures for the communities we serve. Learn more at www.mlec.com/about-mlec.