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Brian Hughey, General Manager & CEO Lorri Freeman, APR, Manager of Public Relations Amanda Parker, Public Relations Specialist For more information, call 601-947-4211, 228-497-1313 or visit our website at singingriver.com. SRE is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
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Brian Hughey General Manager and CEO Singing River Electric
Electric cooperatives adhere to seven guiding principles, one being “Democratic Member Control.” Singing River Electric Cooperative is an organization controlled by its members, who actively participate in making decisions. Your voice is important to the success of our cooperative, so I encourage you to exercise your right to vote. Recently, you received the notice of Singing River Electric’s upcoming Annual Meeting along with an attached proxy. You can return your mailed proxy or vote online
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in our annual board of directors election. Simply complete, tear off and return the proxy postcard that was mailed to you, or use your SmartHub app or visit singingriver.com to vote online. All online voting must be completed and proxies received by Wednesday, June 20. Members who return proxies or vote online will be entered in a drawing for one of six $250 prizes and one grand prize of $500. Members will vote for a total of five (5) board member posts this year. There are the traditional three posts up for election (1 from
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each of the three districts), along with an un-expired post in District 2 and the new post for District 3. The candidates for these director posts are all members of our cooperative who live in the communities we serve and have been certified as qualified candidates by Singing River Electric members serving on the Elections and Credentials Committee. For candidate biographies, please see the official ballot which can be accessed on the SmartHub app and the cooperative’s website located at singingriver.com.
Singing river electric’s 2018 annual meeting notice WHEN: Thursday, June 28 WHERE: Lucedale – 11187 Old 63 South registration opens: 4:30 p.m. Meeting begins: 6 p.m. energy fair: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Detach and keep these membership cards handy.
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June 2018
Singing River Electric was a corporate partner for the May 18 Renew Our Rivers event to clean up the Pascagoula River. Twelve employees volunteered to aid by boat and foot to clean the waterways and reach more of the river system. The project launched from Gautier City Park and Pier. “Our employees were proud to be part of this Gautier-based event,” said Singing River Electric Right-of-Way Coordinator Nick Greer, who coordinated the cooperative’s involvement. “We value being an active part of our community, in ways that go beyond providing electricity.” Renew Our Rivers is a national award-winning environmental stewardship program. Piloted in 2005 by Mississippi Power Company, the initiative was created to clean waterways, educate the public, and raise awareness on the protection and preservation of our area’s valuable community resources. Before this year’s event, the community effort had collected a total of 362 tons of debris from approximately 20 different waterways in south Mississippi. “We don’t just work here, we live here,” said Singing River Electric General Manager and CEO Brian Hughey. “We want to leave our beaches, sand bars and rivers how we found them and protect our community’s precious resources.”
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