Update from Central Electric Power Association

Date: December 29, 2024
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Central Electric Continues Restoration Efforts
Significant progress has been made in power restoration efforts. Crews continue to work in
each district restoring power as quickly and safely as possible. There is damage to many
lines due to the severe weather along with approximately 35 broken poles.
Outside assistance arrived this afternoon from Alcorn Electric Power Association in
Mississippi and C & L Electric Cooperative Corporation in Arkansas.
As of 5:30 p.m., Central Electric Power Association has 533 members without electric
service. Outages by county are:
Leake – 27
Attala – 1
Neshoba – 4
Newton – 23
Rankin – 232
Scott – 246
To report an outage, please visit www.centralepa.com and click on Report an Outage or call
(601) 267-3043.
As a safety reminder, please stay away from downed power lines. We ask for your patience
during this time as we work to restore power to our members.
Please visit www.centralepa.com or tune in to Kicks 96.7 or www.kicks96news.com for
outage information.
Central Electric Power Association serves over 38,000 accounts in a seven-county area in
central Mississippi, including Attala, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin and Scott