7500 Customers in Patrick County lost electric power-Feb. 5-2010
2/7/10 - As reported by the Martinsville Bulletin 16,735 Henry County and 7500 Patrick County residents lost power on Feb. 5th. On Saturday morning, the whole Town of Stuart was without power. The Wal-Mart in Stuart was trying to get emergency power going about
BREAKING NEWS: Power out to thousands; shelter to open
Friday, February 5, 2010
Thousands of residents in Henry County and a few hundred in Martinsville remained without power on Saturday after Friday's heavy snowstorm.
A state of emergency was declared in the county and city Saturday, and officials were working to open a shelter at Martinsville Middle School by 2 p.m.
Anyone wishing to use the shelter is encouraged to make contact with officials before 9 p.m. this evening, as temperatures are expected to be well below freezing overnight making travel hazardous. Call 403-5425 if you need to use the shelter.
The Appalachian Power Co. is reporting about 16,735 customers in Henry County are without power, and about 7,500 in Patrick County are without electricity.
John Shepelwich, spokesman for APCo, said crews are working throughout the county but transmissions and substations were affected in the storm. The snow and freezing rain is also hindering repair efforts, he said.
In the city, spokesman Scott Coleman said most of the outages were handled on Friday, and now 300-400 residents are without power. The outages are sporadic and crews are working throughout the area.
