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Over 850 were without power on Highway 80 - Vicksburg Daily News

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A power outage Monday night had over 850 Warren County residents without power.

The outage started around dark and didn’t resolve until the overnight hours. Residents reported the power would come on and then go off throughout the night.

Jackson is also experiencing unexplained power outages that are impacting over 1800 Entergy customers.

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