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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 20
Madison County Courthouse Loses Internet and Phone Service After Crews Cut Several Lines
Updated
Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 20

Madison County Courthouse Loses Internet and Phone Service After Crews Cut Several Lines

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 20

Summary

  • Several Madison County Courthouse offices lost internet and outside phone service Thursday morning, disrupting courthouse operations and public contact lines.
  • Crews working at Monroe and Church streets accidentally cut several WOW! and AT&T communication lines, county officials said.
  • Repair crews are working on the damaged lines, but officials gave no estimate for when service will be restored.
  • Most county departments outside the courthouse are expected to remain operational while the outage continues.

Insights

As its 2027 demolition approaches, why did the aging Madison County Courthouse lack a backup network to survive a construction accident?
Could a simple phone call to 811 have prevented the sudden shutdown of Madison County's entire courthouse network?
Will the unexpected severing of major fiber lines force the Alabama court system to extend urgent legal deadlines for affected residents?