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Pennyrile Electric Takes Students to Tour State Capitol

Twelve local high school juniors joined other students from across Kentucky and visited the commonwealth’s capitol as part of the Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperative’s Frankfort Youth Tour on March 5th.

The program brings together students selected from their local electric cooperatives to tour Frankfort and learn about state government.

The students who represented Pennyrile Electric are pictured: (Front row, left to right) Janae Bracey, Hopkinsville High School; Chely Laster, Logan County High School; Macey Dukes, Christian County High School; Jenna Raulerson, Todd County Central High School; (Second row left to right) Maia Bradford, Hopkinsville High School; Lainey Burman, University Heights Academy; Olivia Ricks, Trigg County High School; Alyssa Romney, Christian County High School; (Back row, left to right) Tyler Freeman, Trigg County High School; Lyle Wagner, Todd County Central High School; Nick Petrie, Logan County High School; and Tate Wells, Heritage Christian Academy.

 During the day-long program the students met with State Representative, David Meade, in the Capitol Annex building, and toured the state capitol building, the Governor’s mansion, and the Kentucky History Museum.

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Pennyrile Electric Sends Mutual Aid to Kentucky Cooperative impacted by recent Winter Storm

Pennyrile Electric Sends Mutual Aid to Kentucky Cooperative impacted by recent Winter Storm

This morning, five Pennyrile Electric linemen are preparing to travel to London, Kentucky to assist Jackson Energy in restoring power.   Pennyrile Electric Manager of Operations, Mike Stokes, says, “Jackson Energy has hit pretty hard with outages due to the recent winter storm that passed through their service area.”  The 51,000-member cooperative currently has approximately 6,000 members without power.  Crews are expected to return home later this week.

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Pennyrile Electric Provides Mutual Aid to Georgia Coop

Pennyrile Electric Provides Mutual Aid to Georgia Coop

Today, two crews (10 Line Technicians) from Pennyrile Electric will be traveling to Vienna, Georgia to assist Middle Georgia EMC with power restoration.   Middle Georgia EMC is a cooperative serving over 8,000 members within a six county service area.   Pennyrile Electric personnel will be joining other line crews to restore power to more than 3,000 members who are still without power after Hurricane Irma passed through the cooperative’s service area earlier this week.

Pennyrile Electric President & CEO, Greg Grissom, says, “As a cooperative that has requested help after natural disasters in previous years, we are glad to be able to provide assistance to the people affected by the devastation of Hurricane Irma.  As we continue to keep the victims of both hurricanes, Harvey and Irma, in our thoughts and prayers, our focus is to assist with power restoration with safety our top priority.”

Pennyrile Electric crews will remain in Georgia until released by the host cooperative.

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Pennyrile Electric Names New President & CEO

Alan Gates has been selected as Pennyrile Electric’s next President and Chief Executive Officer.

The cooperative’s Board of Directors announced their decision this morning at the monthly board meeting to name Alan Gates as Pennyrile Electric’s President & CEO. Gates, who has most recently filled the role of vice president of operations and technical services, has held several positions throughout his tenure. Gates was hired in 1989 as an engineering aide. He soon moved to the position of substation technician and later promoted to manager of technical services.

Jimmy Futrell, chairman of the board of directors, says, “We knew, with the strength of our internal employees, we could find our next CEO from within the cooperative. Alan has been instrumental in several positive changes the cooperative has made over his years of employment. We are confident in his ability to lead the cooperative in the years ahead.”

“I want to thank the board of directors for giving me such a great opportunity,” Gates said. “Pennyrile Electric is a strong organization with great employees. I look forward to serving our membership and continuing our mission to provide safe reliable electricity.”

Alan resides in Hopkinsville, Kentucky with his wife, Ashley. They have two children, Marley, 21, and Latham, 17.

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Pennyrile Electric Elects New Board Officers

New officers were elected at the July 2017 Board of Directors meeting at Pennyrile Electric.  The following officers were elected to their positions for a three (3) year term:

James L. Futrell

James L. Futrell has been elected to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Futrell has served on the Board, representing the Cumberland District, since August, 2011.  Mr. Futrell owns and operates Elite Rock and Dirt Services, LLC, and resides in Cadiz with his wife, Wendy.

Bates Payne, Jr. has been elected to serve as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.  Mr. Payne has served on the Board, representing the Western District, since April, 1995.  Mr. Payne owns and operates Payne Farms, and resides in Pembroke with his wife, Brenda

Dr. George D. Brown was re-elected as Secretary-Treasurer for the Board of Directors.  Dr. Brown has served on the Board, representing the Central district, since September 1987.  Dr. Brown and his wife, Betty, reside in Elkton, where he is a retired veterinarian.

Joe. E. Rogers was also re-elected as Assistant Secretary-Treasurer for the Board of Directors.  Mr. Rogers has served on the board, representing the Cumberland district, since August, 1976.  Mr. Rogers and his wife, Patricia, reside in Trigg County, where they own and operate Little Pines Farm.

Pennyrile Electric’s Board of Directors continue to provide strong leadership, making the cooperative one of the most respected in the State of Kentucky.

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