Commission authorizes bids for lithium battery backup; emergency manager urges better outage communications

Jun 16, 2026

The Coffee County Commission authorized sealed bids for a three‑phase lithium battery backup system to harden emergency communications and county network infrastructure; Emergency Management Director Amber Presley reported on a recent outage and urged clearer public messaging and local backup measures.

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The Coffee County Commission voted 5‑0 to authorize the emergency management director to solicit sealed bids for a three‑phase lithium battery backup power system intended to support the Emergency Operations Center, radio systems and critical county network infrastructure.

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