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Entire town of Edwards under boil water alert

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The entire town of Edwards is under a boil-water alert.This comes after a water line repair job that caused the town to lose water for several hours Friday.Mayor LeKentric Caston said old infrastructure has led to a water main break on Vicksburg Street. Caston said repair work would happen from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., during which time water will not be available to the entire town.The Mississippi State Department of Health issued a boil-water notice impacting all 706 connections.

EDWARDS, Miss. —

The entire town of Edwards is under a boil-water alert.

This comes after a water line repair job that caused the town to lose water for several hours Friday.

Mayor LeKentric Caston said old infrastructure has led to a water main break on Vicksburg Street.

Caston said repair work would happen from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., during which time water will not be available to the entire town.

The Mississippi State Department of Health issued a boil-water notice impacting all 706 connections.

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