2025 Summer Internships Underway

Our 2025 Lineman Interns have just wrapped up their third of eight weeks they will spend with our crews this summer. They are working alongside our linemen, learning about the career and trying to determine if it’s the path for them. So far, they’ve been...

PPS CEO Wins Award

Paducah Power System CEO Dave Carroll received the James D. Donovan Individual Achievement Award June 10 at the American Public Power Association’s National Conference in New Orleans. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the...

Black History Month-Strong Women & Other Influencers

By Marika Merritt, Business Systems Supervisor, Paducah Power System There are so many famous Black figures in our past and present that I could point out whose stories have garnered the attention and respect of, not just of those of us in the Black community, but...

Black History Month-Family Footsteps

Jeff Oliver, First Class Journeyman Lineman/Heavy Equipment Operator PPS Lineman Jeff Oliver knew at an early age he wanted to be a lineman, and that desire came from watching his dad, Jeff Oliver, Sr., who was a lineman for 38 years. To a seven-year-old boy, growing...

Black History Month-Spiritual Influence

Beverly Wade-Customer Service Manager Tucked among some trees on a narrow side road in southern Illinois sits New Bethel Baptist Church. It’s the place where PPS Customer Service Manager Beverly Wade attends twice a week for services and bible study. It’s her...

Black History Month-Following the Example

From Monica Chandler, Customer Service Representative at the Contract Desk  “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” ― Dr. Martin Luther...