News

Wreck causes power outage near reservoir

WLBT · last updated

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) — Approximately 1,130 customers in the Pelahatchie Bay area are in the dark after a vehicle hit a power pole late Thanksgiving morning.

Reservoir Police Chief Carlos DiPuma said the wreck occurred at North Shore Parkway and Fannin Landing Circle.

The Central Electric Power Association says electricity should be restored by 1:23 p.m.

The cause of the wreck was not known.

Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.

See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Please click here to report it and include the headline of the story in your email.

Copyright 2025 WLBT. All rights reserved.

View full article

here today, more tomorrow

We’ve launched briefing.center with a focus on the press and media.

And we’ve added Citizen Cartwright, a daily quick-read news summary by veteran Washington journalist Linda Cartwright. We’ve also created a new voting rights knowledge center for Citizen Cartwright subscribers. (You can sign up for a dedicated morning email at citizencartwright.com.)

You can sign up here for full access to press and media and Citizen Cartwright on briefing.center.

You can use briefing.center as the center of your information management, or just one of your tools. We’re happy to discuss your information needs.

Sign up