Blue Ridge Recognizes Employees

For Immediate Release

Contact: Renee Whitener, Director of Corporate Communications, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, (828) 758-2383 ext. 3213; Pager:1-800-471-1323; or E-mail: Renee Whitener

Boone, North Carolina (October 14, 2003) – A group of 42 employees from Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation and Blue Ridge Energies, LLC, were recognized for their service during the company’s annual employee awards dinner and celebration at Broyhill Inn and Conference Center in Boone.

Eight of the employees honored are from Watauga County. They include: Phyllis Grimes, customer accounts representative, recognized for 25 years; Ben Hurley, crew leader, 25 years; Kenny Teague, vehicle mechanic, 25 years; Richard Butler, line technician, 15 years; Brian Crutchfield, director of economic development, 15 years; Lindsay Kiser, system operator, 15 years; Doug Love, crew leader, 10 years; and Wayne Reese, line technician, five years.

Blue Ridge Electric is a not-for-profit electric cooperative serving over 66,000 consumer-members in northwest North Carolina. Its subsidiary, Blue Ridge Energies, is a propane, heating fuels, and commercial gasoline provider with offices in Lenoir, Boone, and West Jefferson, Sparta, and Hickory.

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