Julia Comfort – Entergy

Power Principle: Checking in with Entergy Mississippi’s Derrick Young

Julia Comfort — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Derrick Young is an operations coordinator for Entergy Mississippi, having joined Entergy 12 years ago. Derrick lives in Greenville with his wife and two daughters. He believes that a fulfilled life is one that focuses on family, faith and community. What’s your Power Principle? My power principle is, “May the works that I’ve done speak for me.” Every positive thing that I have been blessed to…

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Bringing History to Life…or More than a Decent Docent

Julia Comfort — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Steve Kelly, retired Entergy Mississippi community development manager, has had a deep-rooted love of history since he was a child, inheriting his fascination from his father. “I love history. My dad loved history, and I believe I think that I picked up on this as a kid,” said Steve. Steve graduated from Mississippi State in 1969 with all intentions to teach history; he received a degree in the…

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Parent Power

Julia Comfort — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Senior analyst Rock Ingram and his son, Christian, are now enjoying their well-earned summer vacation after a busy school year, where Rock was selected as District Parent of the Year for the Cleveland School district. “I was chosen out of more than 6,000 parents that make up the school district. My son will be in second grade this upcoming school year. Since he was in kindergarten…

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Charles Hall Honored with Presidential Lifesaving Award

Julia Comfort — Sat, 14 May 2016 06:00:00 +0000

On Feb. 20, Charles Hall, vice president of power plant operations for Mississippi, saved the life of a child who nearly drowned. In his humble way, he credits divine intervention and training provided by the company. “We were packing to move when our neighbor’s teenage daughter ran over, screaming about her nephew,” said Hall. “I went to help and discovered the boy had fallen into a pond and…

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Porter receives Presidential Lifesaving Award

Julia Comfort — Fri, 13 May 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Early in March, Ed Porter, industrial account executive, took his daughter Holly to lunch at the well-loved Elite Restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi. While enjoying their meal, Porter noticed another patron choking, hunched over and pointing to her throat. He didn’t hesitate to act. Porter jumped up and successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver, saving her life. Porter learned the Heimlich…

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Entergy Mississippi Adds 13 Linemen to its Ranks

Julia Comfort — Tue, 03 May 2016 06:00:00 +0000

As a large number of employees are or will soon become eligible for retirement, it is important to bring in new blood and train them in the “Entergy Way.” Craft employees are especially important, because they physically keep the lights on for our customers. Luckily, the trainers at the KAST Center in Clinton, Mississippi, help prepare some of Entergy’s future. Entergy Mississippi has 13 new…

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Two Entergy Mississippi Employees Save a Life

Julia Comfort — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Rankin linemen Steve Hammons and Don Smith started off their work day like they had many times before, by stopping at a local gas station for coffee. On this particular October morning, the line was extraordinarily long. Only one cashier was working, and he was having a hard time with what should have been a normal routine. He was sweating profusely and only using one hand to handle the cash.

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Feeding the Soul and Body

Julia Comfort — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:00:00 +0000

Eric Luttrell, storekeeper, grew up around Entergy. Doing so not only influenced his career path, it also gave him the name of his catering side project, Little Diamond’s. How Little Diamond’s Got Its Name “Diamond Jim” Brady was a successful New York City multimillionaire in the late 19th century, whose love of precious jewels earned him his apt nickname. The legend of his lavish behavior…

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Veterans Spotlight: Wade Anderson

Julia Comfort — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0000

In celebration of Veterans Week, today we feature a Louisiana employee who served in the military. Wade Anderson works as a technician at the Nelson Plant in Louisiana. He has been with the company for 34 years. Wade served in the Army as a sergeant from 1973-82. He served three years in active duty and six in active reserve. Wade Anderson I was able to see a lot of beautiful scenery that I’…

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Veterans Spotlight: Mark Butler & Ronald Hale

Julia Comfort — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0000

In celebration of Veterans Week, today we feature two Entergy Texas employees who served in the military. Mark Butler is a lineman in Navasota and served in the Marines. Ronald Hale is a customer service representative for the Navasota and Huntsville districts. And served in the Army. Mark Butler Mark was a sergeant for the United States Marine Corps. He served from 2004-09 in the 2nd…

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