Progress being made, but many in local area still without power (free content)

TALLADEGA -- The lights continued to come back on Friday across Talladega and St. Clair counties, but as of Friday night, there was still a long way to go.

Sylacauga was apparently the hardest hit area, and numbers for that city were not available Friday evening. According to Jacki Thacker of Alabama Power, some 350 of its customers around the city were still without electricity. However, most residents in the Marble City are served by the Sylacauga Utilities Board. Attempts to reach the Sylacauga utility for comment Friday were unsuccessful.