Fewer Than 500 Remain Without Power

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 counties still impacted by outages. Local and mutual aid crews are completing larger restoration areas while continuing work on smaller lines that serve less populated locations. Progress in these final stages is expected to be slow and steady as crews carefully work through remaining damage.

Hickman County: Old Possum Road, Joe’s Branch, Hassells Creek Lane, Sanders Road, Powder Mill Hollow, Minnow Branch, Charolais Lane, Blue Water, Coble, Smith Road, Old Mill Creek, Captain Spence Road, Cedar Crest Camp, and the Middle Lick Creek Road area.

Lewis County: South Park, Mill Street, Zimmerman Street, Allison, Swan Avenue, Summertown Highway, Barrier Road, Highway 20, Oakridge, Second Road, Howard’s Switch, Laurel Lane, Star Road, Stutts Road, Bowen Road, Switzerland Road, Smith Street, the end of Salem Road, Dry Branch, Curtis Lindsey Road, Northview, Pollock Cemetery Road, and Napier Lake Road.

Perry County: Cedar Creek Landing, Stanley Hinson Ridge, Toll Hollow, Highway 412, Coon Creek, Lobelville, Godwin Road, White Oak, and Buck Fork Hollow.

Depending on how power feeds into a specific location, work completed in one area may help restore service to nearby areas not listed above.

There are also numerous residences where homeowners have completed repairs and are ready to be reconnected. Crews will address these locations as conditions allow. However, the list is extensive and will take several days to complete. If a weatherhead is damaged, a licensed electrician must make repairs before MLEC can restore power. Additional information is available on MLEC’s website and Facebook page.

Members still without power are encouraged to contact their local district office to ensure the cooperative is aware of isolated locations that may not have been restored following main line repairs.

Broadband Update:
MLConnect crews are actively working on broadband outages across all five counties. Like the electric system, the fiber network sustained significant storm damage, including broken mainline fiber, service lines, and individual drops. Mutual aid fiber crews are assisting with additional support as power is restored to more areas.

If electric service has been restored but broadband has not, members are encouraged to unplug their router for several minutes and plug it back in. If service does not return, please report the outage by making a service ticket online or calling your local office. A more detailed broadband update will be shared later today.

Every outage matters to MLEC and MLConnect. We remain committed to restoring electrical and broadband service as safely and efficiently as possible and will continue working daily until all members are fully restored.

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