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Investing in Tomorrow’s Leaders

February 27, 2026

MLEC sponsors members to attend annual leadership conference (February 27, 2026 ) – Meriwether Lewis members Jimmy and Holly Kruegar, along with their son Jacob, proudly represented MLEC at the Tennessee Council of Cooperatives’ Young Leaders Conference, held February 20–21 at the Drury Hotel in Franklin. Pictured from left to right: Jacob, Holly and Jimmy […]

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Every Shot Matters

February 27, 2026

MLEC hosts basketball halftime event to support local senior classes (February 27, 2026) — Meriwether Lewis showed its support for local high school senior classes by hosting a basketball halftime relay called “Every Shot Matters.” The competition came to Perry County High School on Friday night, where Perry County Senior Rhyder Sellers made a layup, […]

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Powering Savings Across Highland Rim

February 20, 2026

TVA, MLEC partner with local human resource agency for energy efficiency (February 19, 2026 – Erin, TN) — In partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Meriwether Lewis donated 100 community kits to the Highland Rim Economic Corporation, which serves Humphreys and Houston Counties. These energy efficiency starter kits are filled with items such as LED […]

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Powering Savings Across South Central Tennessee

February 20, 2026

TVA, MLEC partner with local human resource agency for energy efficiency (February 19, 2026 – Linden, TN) — In partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Meriwether Lewis donated 150 community kits to the South Central Human Resource Agency which serves Hickman, Lewis and Perry Counties. These energy efficiency starter kits are filled with items such […]

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Every Shot Matters

February 13, 2026

MLEC hosts basketball halftime event to support local senior classes (February 13, 2026 – Erin, TN) — Meriwether Lewis showed its support for local high school senior classes by hosting a basketball halftime relay called “Every Shot Matters.” The competition came to Houston County High School Tuesday night where Houston County Senior Preston Mitchell faced […]

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Every Shot Matters

February 13, 2026

MLEC hosts basketball halftime event to support local senior classes (February 13, 2026 – Waverly, TN) — Meriwether Lewis showed their support for local high school senior classes across their service area by hosting a basketball halftime relay called “Every Shot Matters.” The competition came to Waverly Central High School Tuesday night where student Chris […]

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Every Shot Matters

February 13, 2026

MLEC hosts basketball halftime event to support local senior classes (February 13, 2026) — Meriwether Lewis showed its support for local high school senior classes by hosting a basketball halftime relay called “Every Shot Matters.” The competition came to East Hickman Middle School Monday night where East Hickman High School student Chandler Crowell faced off […]

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Progress Continues As MLConnect Makes Repairs

February 9, 2026

(11:00 a.m. February 9, 2026 – Centerville, TN)- Broadband restoration efforts continued steadily over the weekend as MLConnect and mutual aid crews worked across Hickman, Lewis, and Perry counties following Winter Storm Fern. As of this morning, 372 members remain without broadband service due to storm-related damage. Hickman County: 79Lewis County: 158Perry County: 135 MLConnect […]

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Fiber Outages Down to Under 500 Following Winter Storm Fern

February 7, 2026

MLConnect and mutual aid fiber crews work through the weekend (10:00 a.m. February 7, 2026 – Centerville, TN) MLConnect and our mutual aid crews just keep on trucking! With each crew specializing in a different phase of restoration – mainline fiber repair, splicing, and individual service drops – work can happen simultaneously ensuring active progress […]

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MLConnect Crews Finishing Main Line Repairs

February 6, 2026

611 outages as work continues into the weekend (11:00 a.m. February 6, 2026 – Centerville, TN)- As crews prepare to work through the weekend, broadband restoration efforts remain active across Hickman, Lewis, and Perry counties following Winter Storm Fern. Currently, 611 members remain without service. While progress continues, teams are still discovering broken mainline fiber […]

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