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ALERTS & ACTIVATIONS FOR SUMTER COUNTY ARES
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NO ALERT
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For Sumter County ARES
04/28/2026 08:33
​Update 20260428 18:33, Internet and Cellular Services Being Restored in Lake, Marion and Lake Counties
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TO: All Sumter County ARES Members
Many of the previously affected areas of Lake, Marion and Sumter counties are reporting that they have internet and cellular services restored. The Sumter County government website, www.sumtercountyfl.gov is now back online.
Marion, Lake and Sumter County ARES are now securing.
Mark Newby, KX4LEO
Emergency Coordinator
Sumter County ARES
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04/28/2026 17:48
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TO: All Sumter County ARES Members
Perhaps related to the current internet and cellular phone systems outages...
The publicly listed website for Sumter County FL government, www.sumtercountyfl.gov
is unreachable.
Mark Newby, KX4LEO
Emergency Coordinator
Sumter County ARES
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04/28/2026 17:00
Public Safety Comms Update for Marion and Lake Counties
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TO: All Sumter County ARES Members
Regarding the internet and cellular phone systems impacting Lake County...
Lake County ARES is reporting that:
911 incoming lines are UP
Non-Emergency to the Comms Cntr are DOWN
Public Safety Radio Systems are UP
Inter-County Radio Systems are DOWN
Marion County ARES is reporting that:
911 incoming lines are UP
Non-Emergency to the Comms Cntr are DOWN
Public Safety Radio Systems are UP
Inter-County Radio Systems are DOWN
Mark Newby, KX4LEO
Emergency Coordinator
Sumter County ARES
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04/28/2026 16:50
Internet and Cellular Outage - Lake County
Although Sumter County ARES remains at NO ALERT Level, a significant internet and cellular service outage has been reported that affects great portions of Lake County, and some portions Marion County, as well as portions of of northeastern Sumter.
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TO: All Sumter County ARES Members
Lake County ARES has notified Sumter and Marion County ARES that many portions of Lake County are experiencing internet and cellular phone system outages. Some SCARES members located in the northeast portions of Sumter County are likewise experiencing this outage.
Marion, Lake and Sumter ARES are monitoring the 146.850 MHz (-) PL/103.5 repeater to share information regarding the outage.
Mark Newby, KX4LEO
Emergency Coordinator
Sumter County ARES
Using WinLink to Retrieve Bulletins
We rely on the email and webpages to stay informed about emergency conditions and activations. As emergency communicators we must understand that these conventional methods may not always be available. Florida AuxComm / ARES has derived a way for you to receive much of this same information using WinLink RF (over-the-air). Please review the following information from the Northern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator on how to retrieve bulletins via WinLink.