BEREA — Last week, Mountain Association and Kentuckians For The Commonwealth released scorecards assessing Kentucky’s 24 rural electric cooperatives on their governance practices and types of programs offered to co-op
Developers and others in their trade are throwing money into the Gilbert Town Council race, backing the two incumbents who each amassed a sizable campaign war chest going into the
A Legacy of the New Deal, Electric Cooperatives Struggle to Democratize and Make a Green Transition
FDR program to electrify rural America is now beset by expensive coal plants and often-hidebound governing boards, as members clamor for transparency and renewables.
President Roosevelt delivers a speech at the dedication of the U.S. Rural Electrification Project. Credit: Getty Images
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What began three years ago as a campaign to stop the spraying of weedkiller under power lines near homes in the Appalachian mountains of northeast Tennessee, has become an example of a more democratic process at electric cooperatives across the country.
Elected Pettis County Officials Sworn In At Courthouse
In attendance were friends and relatives of elected officials, such as that of Sheriff-Elect Brad Anders.
“It s a great feeling,” Anders remarked after the brief ceremony.
“It s overwhelming,” Anders said when asked about his feelings about the process of becoming sheriff of Pettis County. “The responsibility, the honor of being elected to this position is just overwhelming.”
Anders admitted it s time to go to work. “There s a lot of things to do, and we re going to hit it from day one,” he said.
Dr. Anders officially takes office at midnight Jan. 1. He replaces longtime Sheriff Kevin Bond, who served 34 years, after defeating him in the November 3 general election.