By Associated Press - Monday, May 11, 2020

OSYKA, Miss. (AP) - The grace period was expected to end this week for residents in a small town who are behind on their water bills.

Leaders in Osyka said shut-offs would resume Thursday for delinquent water accounts, Enterprise-Journal reported.

Revenue from water bills is down, Town Clerk Hilda Wall said, and the city recently had to spend $5,000 in emergency funds to fix a broken water line.



The Mississippi Public Service Commission halted disconnections for 60 days on March 15. The decision was made around the same time the governor declared a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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