Another water line break

Demorest crews battled the cold and running water as they repaired broken pipes.

There’s another water line break in Habersham County tonight, this time in Demorest.

Officials report a water line break at Kmart on Historic 441. Water department crews are working in cold wet conditions as a water pump has frozen leaving no way to cut the water flow. There are no outages expected and crews hope to have the pump and line fixed in a few hours.

Demorest Mayor Rick Austin warmed up the crew by bringing them hot coffee. Mother nature will lend a helping hand tomorrow as temperatures are expected to warm up a bit.

A water main burst in Clarkesville around 4pm today. Crews say the cold weather contributed to the break.