As summer flares, this Mississippi utility keeps losing power

Some critics recently have blamed Holly Springs Mayor Sharon Gipson, who stepped in to help manage the utility after the December 2022 retirement of the department’s general manager. Gipson, the mayor since 2021, said the problems predate her, pointing to the system’s aging infrastructure.

She added that disagreements among the city’s Board of Aldermen also have delayed the city’s  hiring decisions. Gipson said at least four people have applied for the general manager position, but the city has yet to fill the role.