Crews repair storm damage

Fewer than 1,500 Entergy customers remain without power

By: Mark Gregory - The Sentinel-Record -

Published: 07/18/2009

The Sentinel-Record/Rachel Rodemann HANDWRITTEN: Betty Cockrell, right, of the Bill Edwards Financial Services Center, writes a receipt by hand for Angie Hines, who paid her occupation tax on Friday. Workers sat outside today and accepted check and bill stub payments, even though the office was without power.

By Mark Gregory

Associate editor

Hot Springs Memorial Field and the Bill Edwards Financial Services Center were without power most of the day Friday following a severe thunderstorm that swept through the area Thursday afternoon.

Terry Payne, the city’s public information director, said navigational aid equipment at the airport was knocked out of service, but quickly restored.

Electrical service was fully restored to the airport at 4 p.m., however, runway lights were still not functioning, and Payne said airport Director George Downie was investig...

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