Power Outage

While trying to restore power, a worker in Austin, TX is attacked by a ram.

Computers and phones are down, leading to them having to shut down their services until they get their power back on.

The Wednesday night outage effected over 7,000 customers in communities north and northeast of Lubbock

Although some people may feel a bit strange about keeping a supply of certain items in the house “just in case”, it’s always better to be over-prepared than under and, believe me, you do not want to find out for yourself the hard way. In the event of a blackout, you need a reliable supply kit to get you by without power, and included below are just a few essentials to start with.

Why did someone pick Memorial Day Weekend as the time to cut off the power in Lubbock?

UMC reports that visitation restrictions were lifted Wednesday, Sept. 2, their main phone lines have been restored, and a temporary power solution is in place.