Member News
CSA Presents 75-Year Partnership Award to Morristown Utilities at Annual Executive Summit
Morristown Utilities in Morristown, TN, received recognition for 75 years of a partnership with CSA at our annual Executive Summit December 3-4 in Nashville, Tennessee.
CSA’s Director of Member Engagement Carmen Leister presented Jody Wigington, General Manager and CEO, with a commemorative plaque to honor this impressive milestone. Morristown Utilities partnered with CSA in 1949.
CSA Presents 75-Year Partnership Award to Cullman Power Board at Annual Executive Summit
Cullman Power Board in Cullman, Alabama, received recognition for 75 years of a partnership with CSA at our annual Executive Summit December 3-4 in Nashville, Tennessee.
CSA’s Director of Member Engagement Carmen Leister presented CEO Allison Bright with a commemorative plaque to honor this impressive milestone. Cullman Power Board partnered with CSA in 1949.
Innovate Awards Presented at October Digital Innovation Event
Tombigbee Fiber and Ronny Rowland of Prentiss County Electric Co-op received Innovate Awards in recognition of their dedication to broadband connectivity to North Mississippi at the Digital Innovation Conference October 1-2 in Tupelo.
The annual conference, hosted by MEGAPOP, is Mississippi’s leading digital security, business, technology and education event. One of the event’s primary goals is to present Mississippi businesses with the advantages and opportunities presented by high speed broadband internet services.
The Innovate Awards were presented to one business and one individual through a peer nomination process.
Tombigbee Fiber received the business award in recognition for being one of the first and fastest organizations to build out fiber infrastructure in North Mississippi. Their implementation of the community program SmartTown, in a partnership with Calix, provides a secure Wi-Fi network for users as they travel — most notably first responders who utilize the service while on call.
Ronny Rowland, retired General Manager of Prentiss County Electric Co-op and former president of MEGAPOP, received the individual award for his involvement in bringing broadband connectivity to North Mississippi. Starting in the 1990s, Rowland and a group of like-minded individuals lobbied at the state and national level while seeking grants to make high speed internet a reality for North Mississippi.
The Innovate Awards were presented at the conclusion of the Digital Innovation Conference on October 2nd. CSA was proud to sponsor this year’s event.
CASE STUDY: ACE leads the way with plan for fast broadband for rural Mississippians
Alcorn County Electric Power Association was the first rural co-operative in the USA to bring electricity to its members. Over 80 years later it's leading the way again, with a plan for a world class 2Gb/s broadband service for it's rural Mississippi community.
CSA Member, Jackson Energy Authority (JEA), Receives “Best Place for Working Parents” Designation
August 24, 2023, Jackson, TN.
CSA Member Utility JEA earned The Best Place For Working Parents® Business Designation in recognition of JEA’s commitment to supporting working parents through family friendly policies and practices. The Best Place for Working Parents® is a growing national network of business leaders proving that family friendly is business friendly.