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You probably have a good reason for wanting to take on a do-it-yourself home project. From saving money to customizing specifications to your liking, it’s easy to see why homeowners are eager to roll up their sleeves and do the work themselves. Gibson Electric Membership Corporation encourages homeowners to keep safety in mind when tackling […]

By Jaxon Vredingburgh Jaxon is a junior at Peabody High School. His short story is the overall winner in our 2025 Cooperative Writing Contest. Jaxon’s story has been submitted at the state level. This year’s theme is Energizing Every Moment. In the heart of West Tennessee, two friends, Dean and Sam, set off on an […]

Each year, Gibson Electric Membership Corporation sponsors two Tennessee students on the Youth Leadership Summit in Nashville, Tennessee, and two Kentucky students on the Frankfort Youth Tour. This year’s Tennessee delegates were juniors Seth LaRue, Dyer County High School, and Madee Arflack, Peabody High School, and the Kentucky delegates were juniors Sydney Todd and Ella […]

Three schools served by Gibson Electric Membership Corporation – Bells Elementary School, Dyer School and South Gibson County High School – have been awarded STEM grants from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in March. TVA, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc., a TVA retiree organization, provides grants to develop science, technology, engineering, and math education programs […]

Building floats in a sand-bottom, barely standing pole barn led Gibson Electric Field Engineer Mitzie Privitt to her husband Jerry and their shared passion for service. Three decades and over 700 floats later, Privitt is honored to serve as the president of the 87th West Tennessee Strawberry Festival, Tennessee’s largest and longest-running festival. “It’s my […]

The comfortable spring weather is more likely to nudge you to open your windows than to turn on the air conditioner, making it the perfect time to prep your system for the summer heat. The best time to service your home’s air conditioning system is when you don’t need it. If you put it off […]

Gibson Electric and Gibson Connect President and CEO Dan Rodamaker announced SmartTown at the Gibson Electric Membership Corporation’s 88th Annual Members’ Meeting held Thursday, March 20, at Lara Kendall Elementary School in Lake County. During the business meeting, Rodamaker shared the cooperative’s plans to launch SmartTown, community-wide managed Wi-Fi, through Gibson Connect. SmartTown provides Gibson […]

After a widespread, weather-related disaster, Gibson Electric Membership Corporation line crews work to restore electric service as quickly as possible. The task requires coordination among all crews and must be done methodically to maintain safety. Electric cooperatives like Gibson Electric follow a basic principle to bring back power: Restore service to the greatest number of […]

NASHVILLE – More than 100 electric cooperative leaders from across the state gathered in Nashville on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 18 and 19, for the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association’s Legislative Conference. Co-op members and employees joined together at the Doubletree Nashville Downtown to learn more about and discuss the pressing issues impacting the communities they serve. “In […]

Mark your calendar for Thursday, March 20, and our 88th Annual Members’ Meeting. Gibson Electric Membership Corporation invites you to Lara Kendall Elementary School at 200 N. College Street in Ridgely, Tennessee, for an evening of fun and learning as cooperative employees and members enjoy fellowship and leaders conduct the 2025 business meeting. New to […]