Boil water advisory issued in Perry, areas south of Perry Parkway

PERRY, Ga. — A boil water advisory was issued in Perry Saturday evening.

The City of Perry said in a media release around 6:30 p.m. that they are "issuing a precautionary boil water advisory."

The advisory is for areas to the south of Perry Parkway, and areas south of North Perry Parkway the release said.

"The advisory is being issued out of an abundance of caution," the release said. "There is the potential a health hazard may exist due to microbial contamination."

They said that tests are being conducted on the water and that it will take 24 hours for results.

This is a developing story. We will update as information becomes available.