Power outage hits downtown Kingston, Roane Jail

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Scheduled maintenance caused an outage after 11 p.m., leaving downtown Kingston without power and delaying backup power at the Roane County Jail.

WHO: Rockwood Electric Utility crews; Roane County Jail staff; Chief (name not provided)

WHAT: Scheduled power outage affecting downtown Kingston and the Roane County Jail; backup generator failed to activate immediately.

WHEN: Apr 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM ET

WHERE: Kingston, Tennessee; Roane County Jail

WHY: Crews performed maintenance on a substation near downtown Kingston, triggering the scheduled outage; the jail’s backup generator failed to activate immediately.

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