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  The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) plans an overnight power outage for approximately 3,856 Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation members served from the Gordonsville Substation. The interruption of power will begin at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2020, for up to six (6) hours into Sunday morning, October 4. 

    Members who reside in the following areas will be affected:

• Ivy Agee Estates,
• Hogan Road,
• Rodgers Group,
• Hickman,
• Sykes,
• Brush Creek,
• Gordonsville,
• New Middleton Hwy,
• New Middleton,
• Brush Creek,
• Grant Rd,
• Grant Hwy,
• Alexandria Hwy,
• Main Street Gordonsville,
• Stonewall,
• Lancaster Hwy,
• Edgar Evans State Park,
• Club Springs,
• Carthage Junction,
• Temperance Hall,
• Dale Ridge,
• Cove Hollow Boat Dock.

    The overnight power interruption is needed by TVA to do necessary repairs on equipment. UCEMC will take advantage of the outage to do maintenance on its system as well, according to UCEMC General Manager Jimmy Gregory. “We regret any inconvenience the planned outage may cause,” Gregory said. “This maintenance must be performed to maintain reliability on our system.”

    The planned outage will be postponed if inclement weather, which includes lightning, is in the area or is expected in the area at the scheduled time of the power interruption.