HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — A community in Henry County has been without power since Saturday night. And Georgia Power says some will likely still be waiting for power to be restored Monday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Eagles Landing Country Club in Henry County is currently experiencing a power outage that neighbors tell Channel 2 Action News began on Saturday night around 7 p.m. A Georgia Power spokesman confirmed the outage, saying the issue was due to equipment failure caused by a truck hitting the transformer at the community. It impacted around 900 customers. “The power went out to be about 95% of our community, 877 homes, 14 miles of road, so you get a sense,” said Brenda Culpepper, the Eagles Landing Property Owner Association president. Culpepper told Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers there are a lot of seniors in the community, so she’s concerned about them in the heat and with no power to operate medical devices. She also said people in the community pay a substantial amount for their power bills. “My bill is $800 a month,” Culpepper said. “That’s somebody’s rent, and a lot of these residents pay that kind of money, and you’d expect to be able to have power or an answer to a question.” Power was briefly restored a few times throughout the day, but it went out again. Georgia Power has crews on scene to complete repairs now. A Georgia Power spokesperson issued an updated statement about the outage, saying power to about half the homes have been…
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