Main break leaves Timmonsville schools, residents and businesses without water
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Town of Timmonsville water supply is down. Schools closing today.A water main break near the town of Timmonsville disrupted water service for several hours on Monday.
Because of the lack of water in the area, the school district released students early Monday morning.
At 9:30am, students at Johnson Middle and Timmonsville High School were released, followed by students at Brockington Middle at 10:15 a.m.
Teachers were released at 10:30 a.m., followed by administrative staff at 11 a.m. Monday.
Many residents and business owners were also without water for several hours on Monday, and were not able to perform simple tasks such as washing dishes, taking a shower or washing clothing.
Meanwhile other business owners and residents dealt with a lack of water pressure, and though they had some water, it was a very limited supply.
Crews worked to repair the main break throughout Monday morning.
DHEC issued a boil water advisory for Timmonsville residents because of the main break, and urged them to boil water for at least one minute before using it.
School district officials say classes will resume as normal on Tuesday morning.
Reader Reactions
The mayor is just a part of the problem. There are no qualified council members and few employees worthy of their positions. The Police Department is the only department that is functioning efficiently and they have been cut to the bone by the disfunctional mayor and council.
When the residents of Timmonsville realize that they have a useless piece of trash for a Mayor, and remove him from office, then maybe the town could start to resolve some of their issues, such as high water bill’s and the town running out of water.
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