Whew, what a year! Normally, I am sad to see a year pass by so fast, but this year seems to have been long and full of unexpected historical events. Hopefully, going into the holiday season, we can all take a break from the “new normal” and get back to enjoying family and friends like […]
News & Events
Lineworkers resume training at Hoyt Williams Center
When COVID-19 presents challenges, South Carolina’s electric cooperatives seem to find ways to overcome them. The pandemic forced a temporary halt to in-person classes at the Hoyt L. Williams Training Center, the facility operated by The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina where many of the state’s lineworkers develop their skills and knowledge and earn lineman […]
Sign up and you could win $500
Little River Electric Cooperative members who register for the Beat The Peak program by December 15, 2020, will be eligible to win a $500 Visa gift card in a statewide prize drawing. In addition, one Little River Electric Cooperative member will win a $100 gift card from a local prize drawing. If you are already […]
A total success
Planning an annual meeting during this pandemic was quite challenging. After many obstacles, you helped Little River Electric make this year’s meeting a total success. Our employees rose to the challenge and did a phenomenal job making it happen. We set up drive-thru registration and voting in three counties over a two-week period in August. […]
Members choose three new trustees
Bill Davis elected board chair. The Little River Electric Cooperative board welcomed three new trustees and elected a new chair following the cooperative’s annual meeting activities Aug. 4–14. A total of 1,533 members took advantage of the multi-day, multi-site event to register and vote as Travis Burriss, Terry Ricketts, and Patsy Wilson were elected to […]
Striving to provide fast, reliable restoration
I hope that each of you is healthy and taking care during this pandemic. COVID-19 has taken a toll on many things this year, including our Annual Meeting. At press time, we were in our second week of drive-thru registration and voting, and it is working well. We will consider using this technology for future […]
Strickland focuses on safety
Safety is a top priority for Little River Electric, and that’s why it’s going to be the only priority for Josh Strickland. Strickland is succeeding Drayton Freeman as the cooperative’s new director of loss control and risk management. “Drayton really got our safety program going well, but he’d been filling dual roles,” says Strickland. “Now […]
2020 Annual Meeting
The Annual Business Meeting of the members of Little River Electric Cooperative, Inc., was live-streamed by Little River Electric Cooperative, Inc. on Saturday, August 15 at 12:30 p.m.; see the prize winners and meeting video below. Congratulations to all our 2020 Annual Meeting prize winners. Look for your credit on your September bill. Bill […]
New normal
I keep hearing the “new normal.” I certainly hope this new normal does not last much longer and we get back to the real normal. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many obstacles in the way everyone does business. This year we are going to employ a new technique. The Office of Regulatory Staff has approved […]
Annual Meeting Scheduled for August 15, 2020
Official Notice of Annual Meeting The annual business meeting of the members of Little River Electric Cooperative, Inc., will be live-streamed by Little River Electric Cooperative, Inc. on the 15th day of August 2020 at 12:30 p.m. to take action of the following matters: 1. The reports of Officers, Trustees, and Committees. 2. Election of […]
