Power outage affects 1,200+ customers

A Georgia Power outage on Wednesday afternoon affected 1,288 customers in the Bainbridge and Faceville areas, a spokesperson for the utility company told The Post-Searchlight.

The outage began at 1:21 p.m. due to an unknown cause, the spokesperson said — there was no major, direct cause for the outage. All power had been restored to the area as of 3:45 p.m., and crews were working in the area.

Traffic lights at the intersection of Calhoun and North Broad streets lost power during the outage, leaving vehicles to yield to one another under the supervision of a Bainbridge Public Safety patrol car.

The outage also led some Downtown Bainbridge businesses to close early. Reeves Gifts Jewelry & More announced it was closing at 3 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. on Facebook.