Columbus and Lowndes County administrative offices are closed today due to winter weather, according to officials for both entities.
The city’s police, fire and rescue and public works departments will work as scheduled. County garbage service will not run today.
Clay County offices opened at 11 a.m. today. Starkville, Oktibbeha County and West Point offices are observing normal operating hours.
Snow this morning in the region caused adjustments for area school districts as well. Columbus Municipal School District is observing an “all-virtual” day with students learning online. Lowndes County and Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated school districts are closed today.
Service technicians for Atmos Energy in the Golden Triangle are being advised to limit their driving and respond to emergency orders only today, according to an email the company sent to The Dispatch this morning.
This includes the cities of Starkville, Columbus, West Point, Macon, Brooksville, Shuqualak, and Artesia, the email said.
Representatives with Columbus Light and Water, Starkville Utilities Department and 4-County Electric Power Association all told The Dispatch they would observe normal operations today. However, CLW Director Todd Gale said the utility’s office would close early, at 3 p.m., today and reopen at 10 a.m. Tuesday to help employees avoid icy conditions that could develop after sunset.
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