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  • Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (right) and Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, the state’s adjutant general, visit MonPower’s regional headquarters on Thursday. Tomblin said that the state’s people are working together to get through the devastation from last Friday’s storm, and the state is working with power companies to restore power as quickly as possible. PHOTO BY JONATHAN WILLIAMS

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July 6, 2012

‘We’ve come a long way’: VIDEO

Progress made in restoring power, but work remains

By Jonathan Williams Times West Virginian

WHITE HALL — Six days after a massive windstorm ripped through the state, knocking over trees and decimating the state’s power system, FirstEnergy company MonPower has restored power to more than 500,000 of its customers.

It’s small comfort for the thousands of people still without power across the county and state, and it’s a problem that the company continues to face.

On Thursday, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin visited MonPower’s regional headquarters in Marion County as part of a tour of the state’s disaster-recovery efforts.

“We have enough crews in here that we believe that ... we’ll have the majority of the communities back in by either late (Thursday night) or late (Friday) night,” said Jim Haney, West Virginia Operations, MonPower, president. He recommitted to the company’s goal of having service completely restored (or very close) by the close of Sunday.

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