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Ministers, law enforcement officers, and other members of the community visited Red Bud Springs Park in downtown Kosciusko Thursday to observe a time of prayer and reflection. Following the opening prayer, the crowd was then divided into smaller groups where local ministers led prayer for the specific areas of government, military, media, business, education, church and family.

Lineman from three electric cooperatives in Mississippi continue to work alongside CEPA personnel in the Philadelphia and Sebastopol districts. Outside assistance arrived Wednesday and began making great progress in restoring power to members. Crews continue to work in each district today to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. As of 8:00 am., Central Electric Power Association has 908... Read More.

1,728,258 vaccines have been administered in Mississippi with 1,927,505 distributed. 10,587 people have been vaccinated from Attala, 10,590 people from Leake,10,618 from Neshoba, and 9,968 from Winston county. Vaccines have now been distributed in multiple venues around the state. Governor Reeves announced vaccination eligibility has now expanded to ages 16 and over. Vaccines will be distributed in... Read More.

Date: May 5, 2021 Time: 6:00 p.m. Central Electric Restoration Efforts Continue Since the severe weather passed through our entire service territory yesterday, significant progress has been made in power restoration efforts. There is extensive damage to many lines due to trees and limbs down along with 25 broken poles. Crews are working in each district to restore power as quickly and safely... Read More.