“Cameron “Keith” Sheppard, age 53 of Franklin, Georgia passed away September 13, 2021. He was born February 24, 1968 in Carrollton, Georgia, son of Cameron Eugene Sheppard and the late Shirley Addis Pope Sheppard. He was a Central High School graduate. Keith was a very hard worker and had earned his title as President of […]

“I want to take a moment to share with you the exceptional service we experienced from four of your employees (Matt Howard, Van Miller, Logan Wheeler and Trey Robinson). On Saturday, July 10, 2021  they were here in Farmington Hills, MI to reconnect a fallen power line to a pole in our yard.  While we […]

Sam Bowen, our Senior Vice President has decided to retire. Sam graduated from Middle Tennessee University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1977. He began working in Transmission Powerline Industry in 1978. In 1990, Sam joined the Dillard Smith Construction Company as an estimator. He eventually became the President of Dillard Smith and an […]

Since the telegraph was made in 1844, linemen began working on trees and poles for communication. From then through now these men and women have faced challenging conditions to keep the lights on for the masses. It was not until Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana in 2005 that Bill Bosch who runs campus operations at Northwest […]

January and February are the coldest months out of the year in the USA. The recent snow storms in February recorded some of the highest totals of snow in Pennsylvania since 2014. Texas was without power and low water pressure, due to the weather that affected millions. Ice can disrupt communications and power while also […]