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  • Employees assist GC Farm Safety Day Camp
    April 4 , 2008

         Singing River Electric employees recently helped organize George County's "Farm Safety Day Camp" April 3-4. The event was held at the Multipurpose Arena in George County where 500 local six grade students were instructed on all types of safety information including electrical, health, gun, ATV, tractor, animal and much more.

  • SRE holds successful annual meeting
    March 29, 2008

        Singing River Electric held it's 69th annual meeting at the George County High cafetorium where members learned their co-op had a good year in 2007.
        "We had the best safety year on record," stated general manager and CEO Lee Hedegaard. "And growth returned to normal levels with 1,755 new members added this past year."

         Service area improvements and further implementation of the automated meter reading service were highlighted as well as concerns for what lies ahead for the electric industry and how that may affect Singing River Electric members.

         For more annual meeting information, watch the mail for your copy

    of the May "Today in Mississippi".

  • SRE sends local youth to Youth Leadership Seminar
    March 24, 2008

        Three high school juniors represented Singing River Electric Power Association at the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi Youth Leadership Workshop in Jackson on March 5-7. The students will also participate in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's Youth Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., this summer.

         Philip Bridges of Perry Central High School, Laura Polk of East Central High School and Robert Wineski of Ocean Springs High School were chosen as Singing River Electric's representatives for the youth leadership program.
         Candidates were required to have a 3.0 grade average and reside in

         Singing River Electric's service area to apply for the program. After being selected by their school, the students participated in interviews at the cooperative.


  • NHN Grants awarded to Fontainebleau VFD and City of Gautier
    March 3, 2008

        Singing River Electric Power Association recently awarded two Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Grants totaling nearly $5,000 to Fontainebleau Volunteer Fire Department and City of Gautier.
        Fontainebleau Volunteer Fire Department used grant funds to purchase replacement “attack lines” fire hose, the first hose off a fire truck in fighting fire and the most used. The Department lost its attack lines hose in Hurricane Katrina and has been using hose donated by fellow fire departments.
        Funds awarded to City of Gautier will purchase educational placards to be mounted along the City Park fishing pier/boardwalk as well as binoculars and steel canopy tents for use at ecotourism events held at the park.
       “I’m happy to see these two grant recipients doing their part to meet the needs of their respective communities, whether those needs are protecting its residents from fire or providing outdoor events to promote ecotourism and community involvement,” said Singing River Electric general manager and CEO Lee Hedegaard.
        For more information on Singing River Electric’s Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Grant Program, visit www.singingriver.com. The next application deadline is May 9, 2008.



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