Southbound Blanding Blvd (sr 21) lanes of travel near Branan Field Rd in Middleburg are blocked due to a crash involving a sand truck. Please avoid that area and seek alternate route if possible. Thank you.

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – The Clay County Sheriff's Office reports that lightning strikes from overnight Sunday damaged their countywide emergency phone system.

As of Monday morning, the system was operating on back-up generators as workers tried to repair the damaged system. Callers will still be able to dial 911. They may experience a delay if they are reaching out to the Sheriff's Office administration lines.

All power was restored after several hours of the phone sysmtem running on back-up generators.