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Posted: April 6, 2009

Power restored in Smithfield

Smithfield, N.C. — Customers of Smithfield Utilities went without power for about five hours late Monday evening after a transmission line went down, Johnston County dispatch officials said.

Utility officials said the town was without power from approximately 6:30 p.m. to 11:20 p.m.

Smithfield Utilities provides power to all residents of Smithfield.

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Yes, Smithfield has electricity. We also have indoor plumbing and running water. Go figure!

TreeHugga
April 7, 2009 4:23 p.m.

The power went out just as dinner was cooking on the stove. Yep, sucked to live in Smithfield last night.

TreeHugga
April 7, 2009 4:23 p.m.

Smithfield has electricity??

Arthur downtown
April 7, 2009 2:09 p.m.

Isn't it funny that a "brief" power outage creates news? I have lived in rural NC all my life and power outages are just a way of life. Stuff happens! Whether it is a squirel, a gust of wind, an accident, a tractor taking down the lines, etc...

Seems like we have become a society of spoiled brats who are totally mortified of the possibility of being without all of our "conveniences".....did you ever think that spending some time in peace & quiet could actually be GOOD for ya?

clemsonalltheway
April 7, 2009 12:53 p.m.

Sorry, but the WHOLE town was not without power, if anything is going to happen it seems to always happen in South Smithfield. Four houses two streets over had power and the houses around them didn't. Also during Fran, we didn't get our power back within a day. Yes, those that lived around the hospital did get theirs back within a day. Power outaged in Smithfield are usually caused by a squirrel running across the power line!!