Freezing blast causes water emergency

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  • Sheldon Hicks and Bobby Dixon adjust the water flow. CONTRIBUTED
    Sheldon Hicks and Bobby Dixon adjust the water flow. CONTRIBUTED
  • Sheldon Hicks keeps Bobby Dixon from falling in the ditch while he works to repair a water leak. CONTRIBUTED
    Sheldon Hicks keeps Bobby Dixon from falling in the ditch while he works to repair a water leak. CONTRIBUTED
  • Jeremy Harris and Bobby Dixon repairing a water system leak. CONTRIBUTED
    Jeremy Harris and Bobby Dixon repairing a water system leak. CONTRIBUTED
    Dedication and teamwork with Jones County and City of Gray water employees kept a bad situation from getting worse. The frigid temperatures that arrived Christmas weekend created the perfect storm, but most of Jones County dodged the fate of the people living in Haddock, who were without any water for more than 24 hours. Jones County Water Superintendent Brandon Stark said w...

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