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Over the past several weeks, we’ve celebrated significant milestones across our Gibson Electric Membership Corporation team. The retirements of Jeff Boyd, Jeff Fox, Barry Smith and Dan Rodamaker represent a combined 149 years of service to our cooperative. Each was honored with a reception attended by colleagues and family members, where guests shared stories and […]

It’s a familiar scene. You lean your ladder against your house to clean your gutters or paint the trim. The routine task may pull your focus to getting the job done instead of what’s happening above your head. But when ladders, tools or long materials come too close to overhead power lines, even simple projects […]

By Harlee Johnson “Seatbelts, everyone!” Ms. Frizzle shouts as the Magic School Bus rolls out of the school parking lot. We are going to town this time. The Magic School Bus is not going to shrink or float through space. Ms. Frizzle says we are going on a field trip to learn about cooperatives. She […]

Serving as Gibson Electric and Gibson Connect President and CEO for the past 23 years, I’ve had the privilege of seeing firsthand what it takes to keep the lights on for our members. In April, we take time to recognize the dedicated lineworkers who make that possible — and the families who stand behind them. […]

From smartphones and watches to connected appliances, thermostats and cameras, smart devices are becoming part of everyday life. These tools can keep us connected to our loved ones and make our homes more comfortable and efficient. But like any technology that collects data or stays connected to the internet, smart devices come with potential safety […]

From online classes and telemedicine to family movie night, Gibson Connect gives rural residents and businesses the same high-speed internet people enjoy in big cities. Monday, March 23, to Friday, March 27, is Broadband Appreciation Week, and Gibson Electric Membership Corporation is recognizing our members for supporting Gibson Connect and our dedicated fiber team for […]

This is the expanded version of the story that appeared in our cooperative magazines. With the worst portions of historic Winter Storm Fern missing the Gibson Electric Membership Corporation service area, lineworkers were quick to answer the call for aid, traveling to Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation and Pickwick Electric Cooperative on Monday, Jan. 26. […]

When Richard BeDen started his career in accounting, he was equipped with a luggable computer he carried from audit to audit. “It had two floppy disk drives and a small, green screen,” he recalled. “It was packed in what looked like a small suitcase on wheels, and we ‘lugged’ it around with us.” The earliest […]

Data centers may feel like a big-city phenomenon, but more of them are showing up in rural communities like ours for good reason. Rural areas offer what data centers need most: affordable land, room to grow and access to transmission lines that can move large amounts of power. What makes data centers different from other […]

After a late-night storm settles and most folks head to bed, Gibson Electric Membership Corporation crews are just getting started. Gibson Electric lineworkers and Gibson Connect fiber technicians work in all weather, day and night, to restore power and keep communities connected. At the roadside, they set cones, position bucket trucks and service vans and […]