OREMC Welcomes Spencer Lee
Okefenoke REMC welcomes Spencer Lee to the co-op as its newest meter technician. Lee is a December 2020 graduate of Georgia Southern University with a degree in electrical engineering,
You're Invited to Wings & Watts: Get to Know Your Co-op
OREMC is hosting an open house "getting to know you" event on Thursday, November 10. Attendance is free for this OREMC members only (21+) event, but advance registration is required. Reserve your spot today!
Power Cost Adjustment Goes Into Effect September 1
Due to the continued rise in natural gas prices, OREMC has announced effective with September 1 bills, a power cost adjustment of $.017022 per kWh will go into effect.
Annual Meeting: A Return to In-Person
The 2022 OREMC Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, September 10, at the Brantley County High School, Highway 82 West, Nahunta.
Two Organizations in Camden County Awarded OREMC Foundation Grants
The Okefenoke REMC Foundation recently awarded eight grants to qualifying organization totally, $30,300, including two organizations in Camden County: Making A Difference Mentoring and St. Marys Little Theatre, Inc.
OREMC Welcomes New Member Service Representatives
Okefenoke REMC is pleased to introduce its newest Member Service Representatives Kari Johns and Conner Selph. While they actually joined OREMC back in March, they have been training over the past few months getting ready for their permanent placements: Johns in Hilliard, Florida, and Conner in Nahunta.
Foundation Grant Award Helps Support Foster Families
OREMC Foundation celebrated a $2,500 grant awarded to the Brantley Chapter of Called to Care, Inc, by the OREMC Foundation for their beds and bedding program. Serving 22 counties in South Georgia, Called to Care’s mission is to educate and equip community partners and volunteers in order to meet the needs of vulnerable children in the foster care system.
OREMC Foundation Celebrates First Anniversary
The OREMC Foundation is a community development initiative of Okefenoke REMC supporting education, community health and economic development in the six Georgia and two Florida counties the co-op serves. Since its inception in August 2021, the OREMC Foundation has awarded over $171,000 to 48 organizations in OREMC’s service area
Annual Meeting 2022: A Return to In-Person
Despite the pandemic still being a backdrop to our daily lives, “living with it” has become norm and the motivation for OREMC to once again return to an in-person annual meeting, with a few adjustments based on lessons learned from our drive-in meetings the past two years. The 2022 OREMC Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, September 10.
"No Place Like Home" for OREMC's Newest Linemen
Okefenoke REMC is pleased to welcome four new linemen: Dakota “DJ” Clark and Alex Wilson are working out of OREMC’s Kingsland office, and Josh Grantham and Jesus Villanueva are working out of the Hillard office.