Sally Graham – Entergy

Fiddledeedee to Adult Fiddle Camp!

Sally Graham — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 06:00:00 +0000

If you’re like me, you may have an instrument hidden underneath your bed or tucked behind coats in your closet, which you keep thinking you’ll take up again. But, you haven’t. Or maybe you’ve imagined signing up for fiddle camp to learn the tunes your granddaddy played in Pope County, Arkansas. But, you haven’t. I’ve been holding on to the violin my older sister bought me for a very long time.

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Entergy Celebrates New 17 MW Substation for Arkansas Biomass Facility

Sally Graham — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:30:00 +0000

What was once a flat work site in April is now home to a new substation powering Pine Bluff’s Highland Pellets biomass facility. “I am extremely proud of my team as we safely completed construction of the new Jefferson Industrial substation,” said Scott McMahan, manager of Entergy Arkansas’ transmission project management and construction team. “The hard work and dedication from everyone…

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Vegetation Management Employees Show Their Patriotism through Saluting Branches Project

Sally Graham — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:00:00 +0000

“I first learned about volunteering to trim trees in our national cemeteries from Rainbow Treecare, the company that founded the Saluting Branches organization,” said Robert Rowlette, Russellville vegetation management operations coordinator. Rowlette thought participating in the nonprofit’s day of service would be a great way for Entergy Arkansas to honor veterans and to give back to the…

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Entergy Arkansas Linemen Improving Reliability in Five Southeast Arkansas Towns

Sally Graham — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Entergy Arkansas is investing $1.7 billion dollars across our territory between 2016 and 2018 in generation, transmission and distribution improvements to the state’s electrical infrastructure. In fact, throughout the year, projects are taking place in every county where we do business to enhance reliability for our customers. Many times, distribution operations coordinators make strategic…

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Hooked on Line Work

Sally Graham — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 06:00:00 +0000

I’m standing alongside veteran instructor Todd Wheat as he smiles with appreciation as an agile apprentice is already about 25 feet up a 35-foot utility pole. Other recruits are in various stages of the task--from examining their equipment to being five feet off the ground. The instructor and I are outside the designated pole-climbing training yard at Baseline Safety and Skills Training Center in Little Rock. The young man was busy kicking gaffs, metal pole-climbing spikes, into the pole and any observer could see his joy in discovering how well he took to a task most people outside the utility brotherhood would consider unnerving.

Baseline Service and Training Center Getting a Jump on Craft Recruiting

Sally Graham — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 06:00:00 +0000

It’s never too early to introduce children to the wonders of the utility brotherhood. While the end of school is nearing for most Little Rock students, shrewd line supervisor Bert Wilson seized the opportunity to send one of Baseline’s best to Chicot Primary School and Early Childhood Center in southwest Little Rock. Most husbands and boyfriends know the ins and outs of a honey-do list at…

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Hot Springs Employees Eager to Give Back in Garland County

Sally Graham — Wed, 11 May 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Chris Robertson, construction supervisor for Hot Springs, says volunteering last year with the United Way made such an emotional impact that his team wanted to commit to community action on an annual basis. “This is our opportunity to give back to our local community,” said Robertson, who serves on the board of the United Way of Garland County. The Entergy team signed up for a stint with…

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Forrest City Employees Know How to Spark Incoming CEO’s Interest

Sally Graham — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Word’s gotten around that our incoming president and CEO is a bit of a company history buff. During the last seven months, Rick Riley has crisscrossed our territory for 28 meet-and-greets at service centers and office buildings. From Harrison to Hot Springs to Helena and El Dorado to Blytheville, clerks organized the food, and fellowship and conversation ensued. “If you have a museum for what…

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Journeyman Lineman Corey George Fires up Fourth Graders

Sally Graham — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Air Force veteran Corey George once spliced and maintained cable for critical military communications. The no-nonsense 34-year-old is now a seven-year (and counting) veteran on Entergy Arkansas’ team and recently deployed on a critical communications mission for the utility: visiting his son Caden’s elementary school for a safety show-and-tell during career awareness month.

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Entergy Completes Hot Springs Reliability Project Ahead of Schedule, Under Budget

Sally Graham — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0000

Entergy employees in operations, engineering, construction and project management have completed a significant project to improve reliability and support economic growth in southwest Arkansas. Demonstrating Entergy's core values of focusing on customers and aggressively looking for better ways, the team delivered the completed project ahead of schedule and below the project cost estimate approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. The collective effort and innovation epitomize Entergy's mission to create value for customers by striving for reasonable costs and providing safe, reliable service.