As of 8 a.m., approximately 10,300 customers are without power. Customers should be prepared for more outages and flexible restoration times as wind gusts continue throughout Thursday, and severe weather threatens the service area into the weekend.

Sustained high winds are moving through the Entergy Mississippi service territory, resulting in widespread customer outages. These winds are expected to last into the evening. As of 5:30 p.m., approximately 15,000 customers are without power. Our crews including linemen, damage assessors, vegetation workers and support personnel are working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

Kyle Sanford is an engineering supervisor and co-chair of the Waterford 3 Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging group.

The new executives include Lee Alexander, vice president of power plant operations, Kamisha Quates, vice president of reliability and Jeremy Vanderloo, vice president of business operations and strategy.

Entergy Mississippi is proud to announce the launch of its Power Your Future Scholarship program, designed to support current college undergraduates pursuing eligible technology majors who plan to further their education at designated select Historically Black Colleges or Universities or minority-serving institutions within Mississippi. Selected recipients will receive a $5,000 award, with up to 20 scholarships available from Entergy shareholder funds.