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Agnes Scott renews classes Thursday

Residents walk on Adair Street as workers from Utility Lines Construction Services, a Delaware based company, work to restore power, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Decatur, Ga. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

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Residents walk on Adair Street as workers from Utility Lines Construction Services, a Delaware based company, work to restore power, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Decatur, Ga. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL
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Sept 14, 2017

Agnes Scott College will resume classes Thursday after being closed for three days due to Tropical Storm Irma.

Elizabeth Kiss, the college’s president, said in a note posted on its website Wednesday that electrical power was restored to nearly the entire campus and crews were assisting to remove the remaining fallen trees and branches.

Agnes Scott, in Decatur, suffered power outages like much of DeKalb County. The county’s school system remained closed for classroom instruction Thursday because of power outages to many of its schools.

In other Irma news:

Damage from Irma left many schools with damage and without power.

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