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Livingston’s South Church Street Project has been delayed for a second time in 2024 to prepare precast manholes. Livingston Mayor Curtis Hayes said the company the city is working with believes they can have the manholes ready in three to four weeks. The precast holes are designed to be assembled above ground and lowered into a dug-out space in the ... Read More »

Winds caused the most damage Friday in a swath from northern Van Buren County up through Overton County, with the highest elevations seemingly impacted most. A wind gust of 63mph recorded in Monterey, with a 56mph speed noted in Baxter during the worst part of the weather around lunch time. Power crews worked through the afternoon to restore power, especially ... Read More »

Strong winds from Monday night’s storms left trees down and power out in several communities across the Upper Cumberland. A survey of Emergency Service officials noted a tree down on a house on 20th Street in Cookeville. Putnam County residents also experienced power outages from Volunteer Energy, UCEMC, and Cookeville Electric. Overton County Schools are closed on Tuesday due to ... Read More »

Lessons learned from the freeze of Christmas 2022 have made UCEMC more prepared for similar events going forward. The Christmas freeze with temperatures below zero featured rolling blackouts. UCEMC CEO Jennifer Brogdon said TVA has spent well over $120 million to upgrade facilities that did not perform well. Brogdon said she is confident that the system will be strong enough ... Read More »

UCEMC has completed the process of connecting all of its offices and substations. Operations Manager Joe Skelton said last week they completed the final fiber pull connecting all systems. Skelton said in addition to heightened security, the fiber ring improves reliability. “It allows us to know when outages occur within seconds,” Skelton said. “And then also enables us to test ... Read More »

Strong afternoon winds that followed lunchtime storms Friday have caused numerous power outages across the Upper Cumberland. Power crews worked through the winds as possible to try to restore power. UCEMC crews made considerable progress between 5pm and 6pm especially in Smith County and western Jackson County. As of 6pm, the hardest hit area in the UCEMC service area appears ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation crews have restored power to the majority of customers after a large power outage Thursday morning. Livingston District Manager Ben Winningham said more than 1,000 members were without power due to high winds and dead trees. “We had a very large outage this morning in the Willow Grove area due to a dead poplar tree ... Read More »

Power out to a large portion of Livingston and Overton County served by Upper Cumberland Electric as of Wednesday morning. TVA contractors working at the Livingston substation Wednesday morning accidently brought down some of the UCEMC lines. Crews are working now to get the lines backup and power restored. A UCEMC Spokesperson said the power should be restored in around ... Read More »

UCEMC began a two-day community project in Livingston Thursday clearing overgrown trees around the walkways of Winningham Park. District Manager Ben Winningham said about 40 UCEMC employees volunteering for the project as a part of the statewide Electric Cooperative Day of Service. “My guys and gals are absolutely tickled to death to be out here and giving back to the ... Read More »

UCEMC members will have a chance to elect three district directors this weekend. CEO and General Manager Jennifer Brogdon said three seats are voted annually on a rotational basis. The winners of each race will serve on a nine-person board. “This is one of the things that makes an electric cooperative special,” Brogdon said. “We have a democratic process, and ... Read More »