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Aaron Dickson of Creekview High won first place in the Area Wiring Contest recently held at Amicalola EMC in Jasper. He will receive a $500 scholarship. Karson Wham of Central (Carroll) High placed second and will receive a $300 scholarship. Offered through the local FFA chapter with significant support from Amicalola EMC, the annual EMC/FFA Career Development Event helps students develop skills in electrical wiring, critical thinking, and effective communication. Most notably, the...

Sunday’s early morning storms hit harder in areas south of Amicalola EMC. Once power was restored in our service territory yesterday, 6 of our linemen answered the call for mutual aid. They left out from our Dahlonega office headed for Diverse Power. A big thank you to these men for representing Amicalola EMC as they help a sister co-op in their time of need.

After early morning thunderstorms and continued gusty wind, our service territory is experiencing outages in 6 of the 10 counties that we serve. Many are small with less that 10 members affected, but there are a few larger outages affecting more than 500. Currently we have over 2,000 members out at 27 separate locations. Crews are working as quickly as safely possible to restore power in these areas. You can view outages in real time on our outage map. To report an outage please call...

It was a great program today at the Gilmer Chamber annual meeting! Chris Clark with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce delivered an insightful message while attendees enjoyed a wonderful meal catered by The Pink Pig. We would like to extend a big congratulations to the Citizen of the Year, Mr. Edgar Land! Edgar is a proud member of Amicalola EMC and he graciously serves on our Operation Round Up board. Edgar, we are very proud of you. This award is well deserved. Congratulations to all...

Attention: if you are a high school junior living on Amicalola EMC lines you can apply for the chance to go on this year’s Washington Youth Tour! This year, Amicalola EMC will choose 4 students to represent the co-op on this once in a lifetime opportunity. Delegates from across the state of Georgia will travel to our nation’s capital and have the chance to meet with state and national leaders, visit historical sites and grow in knowledge and leadership. To apply click here If you...

While the state of Georgia braces for Winter Storm Enzo, we say goodbye to two of our crews and wish them safety as they head to Okefenoke REMC to offer mutual aid assistance. Okefenoke serves counties in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida, where they are currently under a Winter Storm Warning until 1 PM Wednesday. Helping each other when in need is the cooperative way. A big thank you to these linemen for their dedication and hard work. Amicalola EMC is proud to have you representing...

8:30 PM update: power has been restored to almost all of our territory. We still have 2 outages affecting 4 members. We are so grateful to the linemen who have worked hours in the cold conditions so that our consumer-members would have power once again. Please be safe this evening and in the morning. The snow and ice that still remains on roadways will refreeze tonight. If you must travel please do so with caution. 4:00 PM update: Crews have continued to chip away at outages this...

12:00 PM update: 752 members affected at 26 separate locations. Amicalola EMC crews and contract crews are still working to remedy the broken poles and issues found early this morning. We have encountered additional broken poles on Rock House Rd in Dahlonega and on Cherokee Forest Park Dr off of Reavis Mtn Rd in Pickens. Lines have been found on the ground off of Rutledge Ln in Cherokee (Clayton Community). We suspect there may be a broken pole in this area as well. Let this be a reminder...

Currently, there are 1,061 members without power across our service territory. We still have two broken poles in Bent Tree off of Fairway Drive that we are aware of. After speaking with Bent Tree Safety, we will be awaiting their go ahead after they have a chance to salt the roads this morning. We have 3 broken poles on Highway 282 just past our Pleasant Gap Substation. Crews are headed there now with the materials needed to replace these poles. We are aware of the outage on Dickerson...

After a relatively calm day of watching the snow fall, the ice arrived shortly thereafter. Accumulations vary across our service territory and the wind has recently picked up. As trees and tree limbs fall or ice brings down power lines, widespread power outage may occur. Right now, we have approximately 1,690 members without power. We have reports of a tree down on Reinhardt College Parkway and at least 2 broken poles in the Bent Tree community. Due to road conditions, replacing these poles...

Amicalola EMC high school seniors and juniors, are you stuck inside this snow day? Sounds like the perfect time to submit your scholarship and Youth Tour applications! To be eligible you must live on Amicalola EMC lines. For the scholarship program, winners are selected based primarily on grade point average, SAT or ACT scores and financial need. For the Washington Youth Tour, delegates are chosen primarily based upon the essay they submit and their ability to do well during a face-to-face...

The Winter Storm Warning effecting our area means a mix of multiple winter precipitation types are expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to 3 inches and ice accumulation up to one third of an inch are possible in our area. This warning is in effect until 7 AM Saturday. Please be advised, roads will likely become hazardous. If we see significant ice accumulation on power lines and trees limbs this could cause widespread power outages. Amicalola EMC crews and ROW crews, Pike crews...