NHN Grant funds help provide playground privacy at Leakesville Elementary

Thanks to a Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Grant from Singing River Electric, the playgrounds at Leakesville Elementary are safer and more secure for students. The playgrounds border the main road, and the pickup car lines wrap around the perimeter. “In…

Singing River Electric sends linemen to Suwannee Valley Electric to aid Hurricane Idalia restoration

 Singing River Electric currently has 20 linemen in route to Suwannee Valley Electric in Live Oak, Fla., to restore power outages after Hurricane Idalia.   Suwannee Valley Electric had nearly 100% of their 28,770 members without power at the height…

FABLAB Jackson County students build solar stations at entrepreneur camp

Students attending FABLAB Jackson County summer camps are experiencing a unique opportunity—building solar stations. A $2,500 Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Grant from Singing River Electric purchased 50 reusable solar kits which can be built and then taken apart for future…

Grant funds provide life-saving tools for Agricola Volunteer Fire Department

The 24-member Agricola Volunteer Fire Department purchased an automatic external defibrillator and reusable safety vests with a $1,772 Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Grant from Singing River Electric. The new equipment will help in their efforts to provide emergency medical response…

$15,000 Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded to Greene County Industrial Park

Singing River Electric and Cooperative Energy recently announced the award of a $15,000 Cooperative Competes grant to the Greene County Board of Supervisors.   Grant funds will be used to complete environmental due diligence and site preparation on the remaining…

Grant funds help Benndale Elementary students engage in learning through podcasts

Benndale Elementary students have a new and exciting way to learn—podcasts. Thanks to a $1,000 Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Grant from Singing River Electric, 5th and 6th grade students can create podcasts while strengthening their research, writing, speaking, and collaboration…