Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc. Headquarters Office PO Box 539 • 1002 E. Main Stigler, OK 74462 • 800-328-2368 Branch Office PO Box 587 • 1800 KOA/Power Drive Sallisaw, OK 74955 • 918-775-2211 Pay-by-Phone: 1-888-678-1937 www.cooksonhills.com Alternate Emergency Only: 918-552-0016
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Joe Ogle, President Rocky Woods, Sr., Vice President Ronnie Pevehouse, Sec/Treasurer Dan Callahan, Trustee John Dillard, Trustee Dart Drummonds, Trustee Mike Rose, Trustee
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STAFF Juli Orme, General Manager Chris Morris, Chief Financial Officer Mark Blaylock, Director of Operations — Stigler Marty Huff, Director of Operations — Sallisaw Ellen Mattison, Manager of Accounting Services Kristie Cash, Manager of Office Services Rockey Oldham, Manager of Broadband Services Jeremy Stubblefield, Chief Technology Officer Brad Martin, Director of Member/Public Relations and Economic Development Dallin Shaw, Director of Engineering
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2 | January 2022
CLEARING VEGETATION TO IMPROVE YOUR SERVICE Right-of-way clearing project starting with the new year Crews in the Cookson Hills Electric service territory will begin working on clearing a new area of the right-of-way in January. This clearing of trees, limbs, and brush is an ongoing effort to decrease the number of outages and reduce the risk of someone coming in contact with the power lines. Work will primarily be focused on the distribution lines coming from the Akins substation and is anticipated to continue until July of 2022. Below are the primary areas that are included in this right-of-way project: • Akins substation • Sequoyah’s Home area, 101 Speed Shop • Cedar Creek addition, Country Life Kennels area, Miller Ridge Road, Maple community • Sparks Store area, Brushy, Rocky Point, Bibbs Mountain Road, Dry Creek Road, the community of Akins Clearing the right-of-way improves system reliability, better protects individuals from the hazards of electricity, and makes power restoration quicker and safer. Please contact Marty Huff at 918-775-2211 with any questions or concerns you may have about this project.
Wondering if your account is eligible for Cookson Hills Connect high-speed internet? Our announcements include substation and feeder numbers, both of which can now be found on your bill!
