July 2021

Curtis Dixon, Gas Systems Technician III, retired in the summer of 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. With most pandemic mandates now lifted, the Gas Department was finally able to hold his retirement luncheon in July. ...

Congratulations are in order to our Gas Department employees. They were once again presented with the prestigious System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) for excellence in operations by the American Public Gas...

The GUC Board of Commissioners elected Tommy Stoughton, Minnie Anderson, and Kelly Darden, Jr. as their officers at the Board’s July 15, 2021 meeting.  

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We often talk about providing reliable utility solutions to our customers because it’s part of GUC’s mission statement. Reliability involves every department, and this month's featured employee plays a big role in IT’s reliability to employees and customers....

Tee Taylor, Customer Contact Representative II, has recently retired after almost 16 years of service with GUC. Her main responsibility was to answer calls from customers wanting to connect, disconnect, or transfer service. She also helped customers with billing questions or whose...

Mono Jones, Electric Substation Lineworker II, recently retired after 21 years of service. Mono was part of the Electric Substation Construction/Maintenance Crew that is responsible for the structural work when a substation is being built or...

Service Awards

5 Years 

Robert Lewis, Underground Lineworker Third Class
Cole Hartley, Overhead Lineworker Third Class
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Fan Donation 
On June 25th, Director of Customer Relations ...

Parts Manager Ben Gibbs has retired after 20 years of service with GUC’s Fleet Maintenance, a section of the Finance Department. Employees in the field wouldn’t be able to do their jobs without our trucks, trailers, and equipment being kept in top-notch shape by the hard work and...

Butch Stroud, Water Resources Pipe Crew Leader II, retired this month after 25 years with GUC. Butch supervised a crew of six that predominantly handle water and sewer projects involving both large and small diameter mains and valves, as well...

The Electric Department has kicked off its second year of participating in the local program, Tradesformers. On June 14th, they held a signing event to welcome two Pre-apprentice Lineworkers to GUC through the program. Isaiah Edwards and Malachi...

After more than a year of community event cancellations due to the pandemic, it felt great to be out in the community again in June - and for a good cause! Throughout the month, GUC employees stepped up and donated food items and brain power to design a pirate ship for the “UNITED WE...