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Power back on after thousands left in the dark

Published: Dec. 7, 2023 at 7:05 PM CST|Updated: 45 minutes ago

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Power is back on after thousands across Region 8 were left in the dark.

The outage happened Thursday evening, and according to a post from Craighead Electric Cooperative, it was due to a fault on a large transmission line.

Residents of Lake City, Brookland, and Farville, among others, were those who witnessed the outage.

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