JEFFERSONVILLE, Ga. — Update:
The water issues that closed the Twiggs County Public Schools Friday were resolved last night but, according to Jeffersonville Mayor Charles Williams, the district decided to cancel class since they didn't know the timetable for fixing the water issues.
According to Williams, the water was only turned off for 45 minutes before the issue was resolved and the water was turned back on again.
While the Twiggs County School District originally described the issue as a "water main break," Williams said that the issues were actually caused by a gasket.
Despite the short time frame water was turned off, Williams said that it was better for them to just cancel class and school activities than risk students showing up and having to deal with the logistical challenge of getting them back home if water issues were still happening.
For the past month, the city had known about low water pressure in that area and had just recently hired a contractor who started doing repairs, Williams said.
But because the pipe at issue was under two layers of concrete, they didn't know what the issue was until they were able to get their eyes on the pipe, Williams said.
He said that everything is running smoothly and that any issues have now been resolved.
"We isolated it and took care of it. The actual thing that takes the longest is making sure everything is running right," Williams said. "But everything was okay."
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All Twiggs County Public Schools are closed on Friday, October 6 because of a broken water main in Jeffersonville.
The school closure impacts Jeffersonville Elementary School, Twiggs County Middle School, Twiggs County High School and the Twiggs County Board of Education.
Extracurricular activity advisors and coaches will be reaching out directly to parents and students with plans for any scheduled games or other activities.
The FACEtime Friday Event at Stone Creek Baptist Church will still go on as planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.