WYTHE COUNTY, Va. – Wythe County 911 lines are back in service as of 4:50 a.m. on Saturday, according to a post on the County’s Facebook.
The post states that off-site technicians located the problem with 911 phone lines and resolved the issue earlier than expected.
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Wythe County first notified the public about the outage at 12:02 a.m. Saturday, posting on its Facebook page:
“Urgent: Saturday Morning, 12:02 a.m.: Wythe County 911 lines are down. Technicians for our phone and call-handling providers are working to identify and repair the issue. Our non-emergency numbers are working, so if you call 911 but do not get a response, hang up and call 276-227-0397. Updates will be made available as soon as possible, but this outage may last past 6 a.m. Saturday morning.”
The issue also affected calls at the Twin 911 Center in Galax.