A widespread power outage in the county Tuesday afternoon has prompted a response from county offices and Charlotte County Public Schools.

According to an outage map from Dominion Energy, 274 customers are reported without electricity in Charlotte Court House. The cause of the outage, according to Dominion, is a tree on a power line.

The estimated time of power restoration is between 6-9 p.m. Tuesday.

Central Middle School and Randolph-Henry High School have reported losing power Tuesday. In a social media post by the school division, the division reported that some office phones are not working at the schools.

The division recommended contacting each school’s emergency fax line numbers, listed below:
Randolph-Henry High School: 542-4114
Central Middle School: 542-4630
Bacon District Elementary- 735-8505
Eureka Elementary- 736-9830
Phenix Elementary-542-5572

The school division reported that after school remediation or after school GT classes have been cancelled. The Central Middle School away game will continue as scheduled. Individual schools are expected to make announcements for the status of specific after-school activities. The Phenix and Eureka Daycare will be open Tuesday.

The Charlotte County Treasurer’s Office and Commissioner of the Revenue Office have reported to have closed early due to the power outages.