The power has come back on for thousands of people in Columbia, allowing many happy residents to return to their warmer homes.
Joe Statts lives on Bearfield Road. He said after riding around in his truck just to keep warm on Tuesday night, he and his family decided to spend the night at a hotel.
“We didn’t know when it was going to come back on,” Statts said. “We didn’t want to be spending the night here.”
