Power outage hits key local shopping hub as clock ticks toward Christmas
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – At perhaps one of the most crucial times for holiday shopping, the power has gone out at a busy Columbia County shopping center.
The power went out late in the morning on Tuesday, Christmas Eve.
How Georgia Power is justifying another looming rate hike
Georgia Power is preparing to raise rates yet again, with a 3.5% hike taking effect next Wednesday. The utility says the money will be used to pay for grid improvements, investments in cleaner energy and customer service upgrades.
Santa’s unlikely to be affected, since Santa, he took off from the North Pole around 6 a.m. Eastern time to begin his journey around the globe, according to the NORAD Santa Tracker. He eas over Kazakhstan when the outage struck.
As of 11:12 a.m., Georgia Power showed 626 customers without electricity on a stretch of Washington Road that includes Mullins Crossing.
Traffic has been busy for the past several days at the shopping center that includes a Kohl’s, Ross, Marshalls and Ulta, among other national chains.
Copyright 2024 WRDW/WAGT. All rights reserved.
Related
Exclusive | Dave Portnoy is quietly shopping a book
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is shopping a book, Page Six has exclusively learned. Portnoy’s agency UTA is repping the tome, sources te
We Track Sales For A Living. Here Are The 30…
As shopping experts, we shop slowly and carefully to discern if a sale offers the most bang for our buck. From everyday essentials to larger splurges, knowing w
Can you afford to be patriotic when grocery shopping?
CBCPenguins bask on the shore of King George Island near Brazil's Comandante Ferraz research station in Antarctica.Antarctica is like no place on Earth. The "W
Our Readers Top Loved Products Last Month Were All Sleep…
1TOP-TESTED COTTON SHEETSCalifornia Design Den Cotton SheetsNow 23% OffCredit: California Design DenWhy we love it: If you have been reading our What's In My Ca
