TVA Grant Upgrades Van Buren High Classrooms, Technology
Van Buren County High School will upgrade its facilities after securing a $10,000 grant through the TVA School Uplift Program. Computer Science Teacher Rachel Sparkman said the funding is an automatic award provided to schools that complete a 12-month energy efficiency and participation program. Sparkman said the initiative involves tracking utility bills and logging energy […]
Newman Takes Over As Caney Fork Electric Cooperative General Manager
Former Assistant General Manager Ben Newman is taking over as Caney Fork Electric Cooperative’s new General Manager. Newman replaces Bill Rogers who recently retired. Newman said that his goal is to continue providing affordable electricity reliably. “We have some things coming up with new developments in technology,” Newman said. “Hopefully our outage management system will […]
Substation Equipment Bid Approved in Sparta
A bid has been approved to help avoid electrical outages in Sparta. Sparta Electric and Caney Fork Electric will split the $298,900 price tag on the substation switches. Sparta Electric Utilities Manager Belva Bess said the switches will help keep residents up and running during maintenance. “Currently at the time without these switches, anytime they […]
Power Restoration Costs Could Top One Million
Power restoration to the Caney Fork Electric service area could cost over $1 million. That’s according to Caney Fork Electric General Manager Bill Rogers. Rogers said he has only received billing from a single contractor thus far and there are still a lot of costs to tally. “We have assembled our internal payroll numbers,” Rogers […]
