Power outage closes Vicksburg water and gas administration office

Published 1:18 pm Thursday, February 24, 2022

Vicksburg’s Water and Gas Administration office on Drummond Street is closed because of a power outage affecting the surrounding neighborhood, said Mayor George Flaggs Jr.

The office collects payments for utility bills. Flaggs said the outage occurred after a transformer blew and Entergy is in the process of making repairs.

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John Surratt is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in general studies. He has worked as an editor, reporter and photographer for newspapers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post staff since 2011 and covers city government. He and his wife attend St. Paul Catholic Church and he is a member of the Port City Kiwanis Club.

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