STARKVILLE – On Saturday morning, there will be a scheduled electricity outage in Starkville planned to run from 6 a.m. to noon.
The outage will impact residents living on Apple and Curry streets along with those north of Highway 182 on Dr. Douglas L. Conner Drive and some residents of North Jackson Street. The impacted residents should receive door hangers, according to a Starkville Utilities Facebook post.
“We appreciate your patience and understanding as we complete these important infrastructure improvements to strengthen the reliability of Starkville’s electric system,” the post reads.
The outage will allow Starkville Utilities workers to update electrical conductors associated with the Highway 182 revitalization project, which has been underway since the fall 2024. Utility infrastructure updates, like this one, are one of the goals of the project, which is expected to conclude in 2027.
The outage was originally scheduled to be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, but it was moved to address resident concerns about Saturday’s forecasted heat. Mississippi Live Weather predicts temperatures up to 93 degrees.
For residents looking for a place to cool off during the outage, the board room in City Hall will be open beginning at 8 a.m. until the outage ends.
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