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Readers write: Thank you, Chattanooga linemen, from Nashville

AP Photo by George Walker IV / Utility workers restore power to a neighborhood Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through the area over the weekend.
AP Photo by George Walker IV / Utility workers restore power to a neighborhood Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through the area over the weekend. AP Photo by George Walker IV / Utility workers restore power to a neighborhood Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through the area over the weekend.

By Community submissions 1 min read

I would like to personally thank Chattanooga and all the local electric linemen who came to Nashville to bring our power back on from this terrible ice storm. I personally watched your linemen work in my neighborhood, and I am forever grateful for their work and sacrifice.

We did get power back Wednesday, after nine days, but only because of your linemen braving unbelievably harsh conditions helping us out. I have a very warm spot in my heart for Chattanooga.

Joe Hodgson

Nashville

Contributed photo / One of five EPB crews helps with storm recovery in the Nashville area in February. Linemen Garrison Kreiss and Bailey Gass in the buckets, and Matt Hester, Shane Hicks and Rick Turner on the ground.
Contributed photo / One of five EPB crews helps with storm recovery in the Nashville area in February. Linemen Garrison Kreiss and Bailey Gass in the buckets, and Matt Hester, Shane Hicks and Rick Turner on the ground.