Georgia Magazine - October 2024 - 15
SHORTTakes
In one post, Canoochee EMC noted
that the storms had displaced wildlife,
including alligators and snakes, that
now were mingling with line crews as
they attemped to repair lines and restore
power. The post included a video of a
large rattlesnake swimming in the waters
near the linemen, who gave the animal a
wide berth.
The post resonated with members
and has continued to accrue views and
comments nearly a month later. The
video has been played 675,000-plus
times and shared more than 850 times.
More than 200 people commented on it,
with many expressing their thanks to the
linemen and wishes for continued safety
amid " nope ropes " and other hazards.
An Aug. 7 photograph of Canoochee
EMC lineman Cody Denmark in chesthigh
water as he worked to re-fuse an
electric pole also generated a huge
response on Facebook, with more than
750 shares and nearly 150 comments.
The responses showed that the
powerful photo effectively made the point
that line crews were working as hard as
possible in very difficult conditions.
" Thank you for sharing this picture, "
member Ruthie Anderson wrote in a
comment on the photo. " ... We really
don't realize how hard y'all work and how
you put your own lives at risk to ensure
we have power. Thank you all! "
Canoochee EMC also shared posts
that demonstrated community support.
On Aug. 7, The Proper Library & Coffee in
Glennville provided coffee for Canoochee
EMC employees. Another post that day
thanked Gigi and Company for the dinner
that the Reidsville restaurant prepared for
crews the previous evening.
One particular outage in a remote
corner of the Altamaha River brought its
own set of obstacles, as Canoochee EMC
Gigi and Company in Reidsville provided
dinner for Canoochee EMC employees amid
storm recovery.
member Ryan Adamson explained in a
Facebook shoutout to the co-op.
" Y'all know I live deep deep in the
river swamp, " Adamson posted Aug. 8.
" I was fine going on three days with no
power ... But when [Canoochee EMC]
called me and said, 'We'll fix your power
if you give us a buggy ride through the
high water,' I was good for it. Twenty
miles of riding through the water, gators,
snakes, washed-out roads, etc., we made
our light pole destination.
" They climbed that pole like a cat
squirrel and got my power on. Tonight
my AC is gonna feel oh-so-good. Thanks
again, fellas. I owe y'all. "
As Canoochee EMC noted in sharing
Adamson's post and photos: " Thanks
for the lift, Ryan! We're happy to get your
power back on. ... Become a lineman.
Adventure awaits. "
Canoochee EMC had a peak of
about 3,000 outages, most of which were
restored within 24 hours.
" While storms may be stressful, they
do serve a purpose for us to highlight
exceptional work, " Sikes said. " We are
fortunate that our employees give us the
trust to tell their stories. "
Tropical Storm Debby dropped more than a foot of rain along its path in August,
leading to historic flooding. The hardest-hit EMCs were Canoochee EMC, Colquitt EMC
in Moultrie, Excelsior EMC in Metter, Okefenoke Rural EMC in Nahunta, Planters EMC in
Millen, Satilla Rural EMC in Alma and Slash Pine EMC in Homerville.
In keeping with the cooperative principle of " cooperation among cooperatives, "
the following Georgia co-ops sent crews to assist with recovery: Amicalola EMC in
Jasper; Cobb EMC, Marietta; Coweta-Fayette EMC, Palmetto; Flint Energies, Reynolds;
GreyStone Power Corp., Hiram; Habersham EMC, Clarkesville; Middle Georgia EMC,
Vienna; North Georgia EMC, Dalton; Sawnee EMC, Cumming; Snapping Shoals EMC,
Covington; Southern Rivers Energy, Barnesville; Sumter EMC, Americus; Three Notch
EMC, Donalsonville; and Walton EMC, Monroe.
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Eye in the sky: The Palmetto-based CowetaFayette
EMC Foundation provided the Coweta
County Sheriff's Office with an Operation Round
Up grant to purchase a DJI Mavic 3 thermal
drone. The device will be used by the Coweta
County SWAT/Special Response Team to assist
in locating people who are missing as well as
fleeing criminal suspects. In Operation Round
Up, members opt to round their monthly bills to
the nearest dollar, and the difference goes into
a fund that supports charitable causes in the
community.
Feeding youngsters: Employees of Hirambased
GreyStone Power Corp. recently teamed
up with CAYA (Come As You Are) Reconciliation
Ministries in Dallas to help feed children in
the community. As part of the GreyStone Gives
community-service program, employees
packed individual lunches for more than
650 children in the CAYA summer lunch
program on June 6. Each weekday throughout
the nine-week summer break, sack lunches are
made and delivered to children who typically
receive free or reduced-price lunches during
the school year. Below, GreyStone employees
Danny Alsobrook and Ana Ventura participate in
the effort.
Tablet winner: Abigail
Adams, a student at
Georgia College & State
University in Milledgeville,
was the winner of this
year's Georgia Magazine
Student Tablet Giveaway.
Leigh-Anne Burgess,
communications and marketing coordinator
at Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corp.
(EMC) in Covington, presented the tablet to
Adams on behalf of Georgia Magazine. Students,
look for next year's contest in the January issue!
COURTESY CANOOCHEE EMC
EMILY YOUNG / GREYSTONE POWER CORP.
COURTESY COWETAFAYETTE
EMC
LEIGH-ANNE BURGESS
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