June 2022

Featured Articles:

• 2021 Annual Report

  Every June, we gather and present financial information about your cooperative. Click here to take a look at our expanded edition prepared especially for this month’s newsletter.

• In One Moment, My Life Changed

  This year’s Walton Electric Trust scholarship recipients possess the kind of credentials that typically earn such rewards. They are smart, driven, focused individuals. But these scholars also exhibit another quality that separates them from the crowd. Each has triumphed over a significant obstacle in their life. Landon Hagwood is a shining example. He twice battled […]

• Trust Awards $160,000 in Scholarships

  Paying for college will be a little easier for several recent high school graduates who live along Walton EMC’s power lines. They are sharing $160,000 in scholarships awarded by the Walton Electric Trust. Out of nearly 150 applicants, 32 students are receiving $4,000 each to help fund post-secondary education at a college or vocational-technical school. […]

• Plugged In: Who’s Responsible for Keeping Limbs Off the Power Line to My House?

  Question: Who’s responsible for keeping limbs off the power line to my house? Walton EMC customer-owners who receive electricity through overhead power lines have a service wire that runs from the utility pole to your home. It’s your responsibility to keep an eye out to ensure branches don’t become overgrown and touch the service line. […]

• Powerful Gadgets: Security App Can Save Electricity

  Is your phone so crowded with “handy” apps that it’s difficult to find the one you really need? Then it might be time to check out EMC Security’s all-in-one mobile app that can manage lights and a thermostat along with the security system. The app allows security customers to remotely arm and disarm their system […]