W.I.R.E.’s Jenny Ballard Scholarship
Jenny Ballard co-founded WIRE (Women Involved in Rural Electrification) in 1981, and is the wife of then ECSC Chief Executive Officer, Al Ballard. This scholarship,
Jenny Ballard co-founded WIRE (Women Involved in Rural Electrification) in 1981, and is the wife of then ECSC Chief Executive Officer, Al Ballard. This scholarship,
December’s recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds, Customer Service Representative Crystal West, paid forward $500 to the Hensley family of Taylors. The Hensley’s two-year

November’s recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds, Contract Superintendent Barry Hodges, paid forward $500 to Mrs. McNeely’s 4th grade class at Fork Shoals Elementary School.

October’s recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds, Lineman Drew Munyan, paid forward $500 to Straight Street in Laurens. The youth center, located downtown at

September’s recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds, Field Technician Keith Burbage, paid forward $500 to Laurens County Cancer Association’s annual 5k Walk/Run on
Laurens Electric Cooperative will refund $1,000,000 in patronage capital credits during the month of October. As a member-owned electric utility, the cooperative has returned $15,873,479
While Laurens Electric continues to monitor and prepare, co-ops in the low-country are already experiencing power outages. A slow-motion movie plays on the electric cooperatives’ outage
A message from The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina The predicted slow movement of Hurricane Florence across South Carolina could delay the beginning of repairs,
A message from The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina At least 500 lineworkers have arrived in South Carolina or are on their way to assist
Laurens Electric Cooperative is actively monitoring Hurricane Florence. As of Monday, most storm prediction models show South Carolina as being in the cone of uncertainty.
August’s recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds, Customer Service Supervisor Stacy Tumblin, paid forward $250 each to local causes that support veterans. Service

July’s recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds, Budget Analyst Melissa Bryan, paid forward $500 to the South Carolina Ovarian Cancer Foundation. Melissa, herself