The City of West Plains is celebrating Public Power Week, Oct. 3-9, along with 78 hometown electric utility members of the Missouri Public Utility Alliance and more than 2,000 other community-powered, not-for-profit electric utilities that collectively provide electricity to 49 million Americans. "This year, we especially celebrate the employees of the City of West Plains, the people behind public power," said Public Works Director Jeff Hanshaw. "These individuals work tirelessly to keep our community up and running 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We pull together with a common goal: keeping West Plains powered." Hanshaw said the City's Electric Department employees take pride in serving their friends and neighbors with their essential power needs. The Electric Department has 12 employees and owns/maintains 176 miles of power lines which serve approximately 6,500 residential and 850 commercial and industrial customers. The City of West Plains also is current
When I first came to Concord in 2003, I moved here from Charlotte. I believed Concord to be a small, county-seat town in the shadow of Charlotte. As I drove down beautiful Union Street to my new congregation, I felt as if I had traveled back several decades. I did not see what Concord had become and was becoming.
In the last two articles, I explored Concordâs past. What I find even more fascinating is our current reality and what may happen in the years to come.
I continue to be amazed at Concordâs growth and changes. While some of us still think that Concord is a small town with some growing pains, the reality is more complex. Below are some of my own personal observations.