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Laurens Electric offers students free trips and scholarship opportunity

December 31, 2019

Laurens Electric Cooperative is offering four local students an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. or Columbia, S.C., this summer. The annual Washington Youth Tour and

Service to membership honored by co-op in 2019

December 27, 2019

Tumblin named 2019 Employee of the Year Laurens Electric Cooperative has named Field Service Technician Jamie Tumblin its Employee of the Year for 2019. Supervisors

Pay It Forward November 2019 – Jean Hester

December 16, 2019

Cashier Jean Hester paid forward $500 to Simpsonville First Baptist Church’s Music Ministry for the Wilma Jones Ringers Handbell Choir. Jean, who has been a

Pay It Forward October 2019 – Jody Cousins

November 6, 2019

Pay It Forward October 2019 – Jody Cousins Lineman Jody Cousins paid forward $500 to Fostering Great Ideas, a 501 c3 non-profit that seeks to

Seven finalists named for South Carolina’s 2019 Mr. Football award

October 10, 2019

The Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl announces seven finalists for the South Carolina Mr. Football award. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association

Pay It Forward September 2019 – Ashton Curry

October 4, 2019

Cashier Ashton Curry paid forward $500 to a Laurens resident who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in 2018. Allyson Sherer has seen several

It pays to be a co-op member

October 2, 2019

Laurens Electric Cooperative will refund $1,000,000 in patronage Capital Credits during the month of October. If you had service with us in 1986/87, you may

Pay Forward August 2019 – Marie Bishop

September 18, 2019

LEC Payroll Administrator Marie Bishop paid forward $500 in toys, books, movies and other supplies to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Prisma Health–Upstate

Upstate bikers brave scorching heat, raise $12,000 in LEC’s Ride to Give

August 20, 2019

On Saturday, August 17, Laurens Electric Cooperative hosted its 2019 annual Motorcycle Ride to Give. Despite soaring temperatures, more than 400 participants rode in this

Ride to Give

July 10, 2019

In Laurens Electric’s 2019 Annual Motorcycle Run On Saturday, August 17, Laurens Electric Cooperative will host its 2019 Annual Motorcycle Run. This event will differ

Dispatch Controller Sherry Brantley, left, paid forward $500 to co-worker and Customer Service Representative Jamesia Downs, right, to help with medical bills and the support of her recently-expanded family.

Pay It Forward June 2019 – Sherry Brantley

July 5, 2019

LEC Dispatch Controller Sherry Brantley paid forward $500 to co-worker and Customer Service Representative Jamesia In addition to suffering from a medical condition that has

Pay It Forward – May 2019 – Sherri Davenport

June 21, 2019

As President of LEC’s chapter of Women in Rural Electrification (WIRE), May’s recipient of the employee Pay It Forward funds Sherri Davenport is hyper-aware of