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The

winter storm that struck Fayette County over the

weekend resulted in at least one unusual injury,

but it apparently was not a serious one.

According

to reports, a man was hit by a tree in a yard

just off White Road Sunday morning. He was taken

to Fayette Community Hospital at about 11 a.m.

and released at about 2:40 that afternoon.

Hospital

spokesperson Ryan Duffy said that the patient was

not from this area and she could not release his

name or condition because she had no way to reach

him.

No

serious injuries relating to the weather have

been reported, Fayette County Department of Fire

and Emergency Services Capt. Pete Nelms said.

Authorities

had a very busy Sunday, however, due to a large

number of trees and branches that were blocking

roadways and had to be cleared.

The

county's emergency operations center was

activated Sunday, and there was a brief problem

with telephone communications that was quickly

resolved, Nelms said.

One

family was sheltered Sunday due to a lack of

power at home and a family member's medical

condition that required electricity.

The

Red Cross organized a spot for the family at the

Holiday Inn Express in Fayetteville. Nelms

commended both the Red Cross and Holiday Inn

Express for their efforts during the storm.

Also,

during the height of this weekend's ice storm,

nearly 10,000 residents in Fayette and Coweta

counties were without power.

That's

the word from Coweta-Fayette EMC president and

CEO Michael Whiteside, who said his crews worked

feverishly Saturday night and Sunday to restore

power to chilly customers.

The

outages were concentrated south of Fayetteville,

according to Whiteside, mainly in the Brooks and

Senoia areas.

But

as icy limbs came crashing to earth Sunday,

outages spread to other areas of the county, he

added.

By

Monday morning, power was restored to all but 200

customers and Whiteside was glad to see the sun

shining Monday.

"We've

been through two storms in the last week. I hope

Mother Nature is through with us," he said.

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