Crews rotated in Arkansas (2-09)

LUCEDALE - Singing River Electric Power Association sent 13 new crew members to Pocahontas, Arkansas. The current crew that has been there since last Thursday will rotate back home.

     "We are glad to be helping with restorations in Arkansas," said Singing River Electric general manger Lee Hedegaard. "Extended outages are so hard on a community and we want to help in any way we can to give that area some relief."

Crews sent to help in Arkansas (2-09)

LUCEDALE - Singing River Electric Power Association sent 13 crew members to Pocahontas, Arkansas to help restore service at Clay County Electric.

      Clay County Electric had nearly all members without power at the height of the storm and still has 5,750 customers without power. Heavy ice and snow accumulations have caused the widespread outages.

      "By rotating crews we are able to help multiple co-ops and states while maintaining personnel here at home to meet our member’s needs," said general manager and CEO Lee Hedegaard.

Crews working to restore power in Kentucky (2-09)

LUCEDALE - According to the Kentucky Standard, the ice storm that hit Kentucky and other states recently is the worst on record. More than 607,000 people were without power following the storm.

     Singing River Electric sent a 12-man crew on January 28 to help restore power at Salt River Electric.

Crews travel to Kentucky to restore power (1-09)

LUCEDALE - Twelve Singing River Electric Power Association crew members headed south of Louisville, Kentucky to assist Salt River Electric. The Kentucky area is just one state that has bore the brunt of a severe winter storm cutting across the nation and as a result has experienced many power outages and downed power lines.

      "We were ready to respond when we received the call," said general manager and CEO Lee Hedegaard. Singing River Electric crews over the years have assisted many co-ops in both winter weather and tropical storm situations as part of a national electric cooperative assistance agreement.

      “It is our way to help cooperative members in need, our crews gain valuable experience and the co-ops we help are often the first to volunteer when south Mississippi needs help,” said Hedegaard. Salt River Electric crews assisted Mississippi cooperatives following Hurricane Katrina.