Local Students Head to Washington, D.C. this Summer Four high school juniors: Mackenzie Morrow, Alyssa Hibbert, Lillian Tillman, and Xavier Drinkwine (pictured left to right), will be heading to our nation’s capital this summer for a visit. They will represent JOEMC at this year’s Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. Each year, more than…
Teachers, get ready! We’re getting an early start on Bright Ideas. Teachers can NOW apply for Bright Ideas education grants. This date change will allow for our educators to have more time to submit their innovate ideas to JOEMC. The Bright Ideas program has been providing grants to local educators for 30 years and we cannot wait to…
Have You Signed Up for the 2023 JOEMC Golf Classic? Get your team together because the JOEMC Annual Charity Golf Classic is approaching. This event is a premier tournament in our area, offering morning and afternoon tee times to accommodate your busy schedules. This years event will be held on Friday, June 2, 2023…
Did you miss the Annual Meeting? The 2023 Jones-Onslow EMC Annual Meeting was held Friday, March 31, at the American Legion Building in Jacksonville, NC. All members were invited to attend this outstanding event, including live music, interactive displays, games, and our Annual Business Meeting. Check out this video to see what you missed.
You might think of our line workers when they’re hard at work during a storm that’s causing outages, but the reality is JOEMC line crews work hard, day in and day out, to make sure members have reliable, safe electricity. Our crew members put their lives on the line. It’s no secret that a line…
Spring has sprung, and the smell of freshly cut grass is in the air. If last year’s lawn equipment needs replacement, you may want to consider electric (or battery-powered) options. Electric lawn care equipment options are becoming more popular than ever, offering consumers faster charging times, longer battery life and quieter, greener products compared to their gas-powered counterparts. Here are three ways you can…
New Technology Drone-UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Opportunity Jones-Onslow EMC is looking to the future and finding better ways to serve its members, and an area of focus has been the improvement of line and equipment maintenance. Throughout the years, line crews have manually inspected all lines, poles, and equipment to ensure safety and reliability.…
“Whereas linemen leave their families and put their lives on the line every day to keep the power on; Whereas linemen work 365 days a year under dangerous conditions to build, maintain and repair the electric infrastructure; Whereas linemen are the first responders of the electric cooperative family, getting power back on and making things…
Claim Your Capital Credits Giving money back to our cooperative members is a vital cooperative principle, and we hope you also see it as a great benefit of being part of a cooperative. At the end of February, we sent our members a “green” letter regarding the Board of Directors approving a capital credits refund.…
Nominate a Disabled Veteran for a No Barriers Expedition Our community is home to many veterans, many of whom live with a disability. For the fifth year—Jones-Onslow EMC, in conjunction with one of our financial partners, is searching for disabled veterans from its service territory to nominate for the No Barriers Warriors Expedition Program,…
