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Trimming set to begin in Hickman County (August 5, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative will begin right-of -way trimming in Hickman County on August 11 as a part of its ongoing commitment to system reliability. Two dedicated crews will be working across Hickman County. The first crew will start on Highway […]

MLEC shares August 29 Deadline (August 1, 2025) — Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative is now accepting applications for its annual Adopt-A-School Grant program. Local educators have until August 29, 2025, to apply for a chance to receive a $1,000 classroom grant available in each MLEC-served county. Open to kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers and principals, the […]

Hickman County Rescue Squad and Centerville VFD each receive $1500 Pictured above from left to right: Centerville Volunteer Firefighters Jonathan Dysinger, Ethan Shadowens, Matthew Wright, Ian Hammon, MLEC Board Director Johnnie Ruth Elrod, Board Director Wayne Qualls, Fire Chief Al Baltz, Board Director Zack Hutchens, Kyle Labore, Fire Captain Gregg Johnston, Greg Mobley, and Marvin […]

MLEC contributes funds to local 4-H organization (July 8, 2025 – Erin, TN) – MLEC put co-op principle, concern for community, to action by supporting Houston County 4-H and the Houston County Beef Show. To aid in their efforts in serving area residents, each organization was presented with $500. Pictured: Houston County UT Extension Agent […]

MLEC contributes funds to local service organizations (July 8, 2025 – Hohenwald, TN) – MLEC put co-op principle, concern for community, to action by supporting local service organizations. To aid in their efforts in serving area residents, each organization was presented with $500. Pictured left to right is MLEC Board Director Dr. Jeff Peery, Melinda […]

Six students spent a week in DC at the Washington Youth Tour (July 9, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Six high school juniors and one teacher from Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative’s service area recently represented their communities and the cooperative spirit during the 2025 Washington Youth Tour. From June 14–20, these students joined over 130 […]

TVA and MLEC are conducting maintenance to improve reliability (June 25, 2025 – McEwen, TN) Meriwether Lewis and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will perform essential maintenance at the McEwen Substation early Sunday, June 29, requiring a planned power outage for members in the affected service area. The outage will begin at 12:01 a.m. and […]

MLEC shares guidelines to better navigate extreme heat (June 24, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Consecutive days of extreme heat across the Tennessee Valley Authority service area have caused TVA to ask valley residents to reduce energy consumption effective June 24. Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative is taking steps in-house to conserve energy and asks members […]

Members interested in running for the MLEC Board should file by July 15, 2025. (June 11, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Each October, Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative holds official district meetings in each county where a Board of Director term is expiring. This year, elections will occur in the following counties: Hickman (incumbent Wayne Qualls), […]

Brief service disruptions are expected to enhance reliability (June 10, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – MLConnect will conduct network maintenance that will further strengthen the reliability and security of its broadband service. As a result, all MLConnect subscribers will experience two brief, carefully scheduled service interruptions to minimize inconvenience:  “We understand that even short outages […]