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Crews focus on final repairs and individual services (9:00 a.m. February 2, 2026 – Centerville, TN)- As reported last night, fewer than 500 members remain without power, and less than 1,100 members remain without broadband service across the Meriwether Lewis service area. Electric crews are working on a wide range of tasks today across the […]

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 […]

Fewer than 1,300 members remain without power (9:00 a.m. February 1, 2026 – Centerville, TN) – Meriwether Lewis crews are entering day eight of restoration efforts with the same urgency and commitment shown since the first outages occurred. Work will continue daily until electric and broadband service is fully restored. As of this morning, fewer […]

Historical responses from region and state make work possible (9:00 p.m. January 31, 2026 – Centerville, TN) – Meriwether Lewis employees and mutual aid workers have completed another successful day of progress. As of this update, approximately 1,450 outages remain including: We are extremely grateful to those who answered our call for need and have […]

MLEC shares work locations as power and broadband repairs continue (9:00 a.m. January 31, 2026 – Centerville, TN) – Meriwether Lewis crews are off and running this morning. Across the service area, there are 2,500 power outages and about 2,100 broadband outages. Crews and mutual aid partners enter day seven of restoration efforts making steady […]

Crews conclude day six and prepare for continued work this weekend (9:00 p.m. January 30, 2026 – Centerville, TN) – As we enter the weekend, Meriwether Lewis wants to assure members that restoration efforts will continue. MLEC crews and mutual aid partners will remain in the field, working long hours to restore electric and broadband […]

Crews focusing on main lines and hard-to-reach areas (9:00 a.m. January 30, 2026 – Centerville, TN) – Crews are off and running this morning as Meriwether Lewis enters day six of restoration efforts following Winter Storm Fern. What began with more than 13,000 outages has now been reduced to under 5,000 thanks to steady progress […]

Crews conclude day five making progress in Hickman, Lewis and Perry (9:00 p.m. January 29, 2026 – Centerville, TN) – After another long day of restoration efforts by Meriwether Lewis crews, less than 5,000 outages remain across the service area. This includes 1,900 in Perry County, 1,500 in Lewis County and 1,300 in Hickman County. […]

Through every curve and country road, there are no strangers in this effort Meriwether Lewis crews are working alongside more than 200 additional personnel, marking the largest mutual aid response the cooperative has received in over 30 years. This level of support speaks to the scale of the widespread and severe damage across our entire […]

Crews enter day five as restoration continues (9:00 a.m. January 29, 2026 – Centerville, TN) – Today begins day five of restoration efforts following Winter Storm Fern, and Meriwether Lewis reports 7,000 total outages across the service area. This includes 2,200 outages in Hickman County, 1,900 in Lewis County, and 2,900 in Perry County. As […]