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Cheatham County officials recap storm response and outline FEMA assistance; residents ask for better utility oversight
Summary
County officials and residents described multi-agency emergency response after a severe ice storm, noted sheltering and restoration efforts, and discussed FEMA public-assistance and individual-assistance processes; a resident urged the county to seek state oversight of the NES utility board.
County officials and volunteers described days of coordinated emergency response after a recent ice storm that left pockets of Cheatham County without power and prompted opening of warming shelters.
A county official who provided the update said the emergency operations center opened and coordinated with EMS, the sheriff’s office, fire departments and line crews from multiple utilities. He said Cumberland Electric had restored customers by midweek and Dixon Electric brought most customers back within days; he noted, however, that NES outage maps do not clearly show how many Cheatham County customers…
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