Local News
Druid Hills power outage leaves football game in the dark
By Christian Boone
Sept 25, 2010A defective underground wire was the cause of a 75 minute power outage in Atlanta's Druid Hills area that resulted in a delay in the Druid Hills versus North Springs high school football game and a rescheduling of the Tucker-Douglass game until 3 p.m. Saturday.
The outage affected about 4,500 customers and was restored around 9:15 p.m, said Georgia Power spokeswoman Christy Ihrig.
About the Author
A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.
