Dixie Electric workers head to Florida to help | News
As the sun came up on Thursday, 17 Dixie Electric line workers, led by supervisor Tommy Ulmer, headed to help with power restoration at Central Florida Electric Cooperative, which took a direct hit from Hurricane Idalia.
Headquartered in Chiefland, Fla., CFEC reported more than 25,000 members without power at the height of the outages, which is 69 percent of the meters it serves. The damage was described as extensive, with large trees on power lines and broken poles.
From left, Eric Dice, Matthew Taylor, Ryan Boutwell, Brian Barkley, Jacob Bullock, Kaden James, Cody Thompson, Will Pitts, Tanner Walker, Adron Presley, Jason Holder and Tommy Ulmer; top, Chris Prince, Dawson Pryor, Brady Creel, Wesley Jones and Le’Kilo White. (Photo submitted)
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