Joe Metz
Spotlight on Information Technology: Behind The Scenes with the Help Desk
IT Support Specialist II Joe Metz checks the new point-to-point hardware installation in the Control Room. When a computer crashes, software is down, or audio/visual equipment is on the fritz, one of the six people manning the GUC IT Help Desk is on deck to resolve the problem. In a year’s time, the...
Dillon Wade and Eric Phillips
Gas Department Achieves T.R.U.S.T. Gold Level from CPGA
Dillon Wade and Eric Phillips For the first time, the Gas Department was awarded the Carolinas Public Gas Association’s (CPGA) T.R.U.S.T. (Training, Responsibility, Understanding Safety, and Transparency) Award at the Gold Level. This came after winning the award at the Silver level last year. The T...
Pictured from left, back row, Cameron Cook, retiree Mike Silverthorne, Matthew Worthington, Chaz Hathaway, David McKeel, Jason Owens; front row, from left, Matthew Clark and Bryan Gutierrez
Backhoe Rodeo
Pictured from left, back row, Cameron Cook, retiree Mike Silverthorne, Matthew Worthington, Chaz Hathaway, David McKeel, Jason Owens; front row, from left, Matthew Clark and Bryan Gutierrez Backhoes hummed and groaned as operators in the Eastern Water and Wastewater Network Backhoe Rodeo manipulated...
Jerry Sneed
September/October 2026 Featured Employee: Jerry Sneed
Jerry Sneed’s life is a portrait of resilience that only hardship and grief can create. He laughs easily and loves a good joke. Whatever he does – whether that be cornhole tournaments, bowling, or football – he does it the best he can. In part, he has always had an innate sense of humor, empathy...
November Birthdays
November 2026 Birthdays