The Jenkins County times. (Millen, Ga.) 2023-current, July 12, 2023, Image 11
jenkinscountytimes.com The Jenkins County Times Wednesday, July 12, 2023- Page 11 Keeping Lights On with Vegetation Management Special for 'll 11 ; Times Planters Electric Membership Corporation’s (EMC) Integrated Vegetation Management Program helps balance the need for safe, reliable service by keeping the right-of-way clear of trees and overgrown vegetation with respect for the natural environment. Tree clearing, pruning, mowing, and herbicide application are necessary steps Planters EMC takes to ensure greater safety for workers and the public and to provide more reliable service for members. “During 2023, right-of- way crews are working in eastern Burke, eastern Screven and Effingham counties,” says Chris Drake with Planters EMC. “So please slow down and move over when you see utility trucks alongside the highway because they are working to keep the lights on.” The goals of the Vegetation Management Program are to provide reliable electricity to members, protect the electric distribution system and reduce power outages, minimize negative impacts on the environment, and allow workers to work safely and efficiently. An herbicide application is used to control the growth of unwanted plants such as woody brush and vines that may cause power outages. Crews treat with grass-friendly herbicides using a low-volume backpack application or spot treatment. This form of application is beneficial because it leaves many plants for pollinators like bees, butterflies, birds and other insects. It provides more coverage for turkey, quail, deer and other wildlife as well as a better food source. It is much less invasive to fawns and ground nesting birds than mowing. All herbicides used by Planters EMC are EPA approved for right-of-way use and are safe for humans and animals including fish. No Roundup/glyphosate products are used. Planters EMC contractors including Akin & Sons, Helena and Osmose Utilities Services help manage the Vegetation Management Program. Only Planters EMC employees and approved contractors are authorized to work in the cooperative’s right-of-way area. For more information visit the Planters EMC website at www.plantersemc.com. Planters EMC is an electric cooperative providing electricity and related services to more than 12,900 member- owners in Bulloch, Burke, Effingham, Emanuel, Jenkins, Richmond and Screven counties. 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Some Screven county folks could remember that in 1935, two trains collided head-on at Ogeechee Depot. Some said the trains were going as fast as 70 miles per hour. The engineers and firemen on both trains were killed, and many passengers were injured. The Ogeechee Depot has its own special histories. The most famous incident happened on November 30, 1864, when Union General Sherman and his 17th Corps passed through Ogeechee, tearing up the tracks and burning them down, along with the depot and the bridge that crossed the Ogeechee. For a long time, the Ogeechee Depot served as the main transfer point for all mail and deliveries. Some of them would make their way to Screven County. This my friend, is a great part of our history in Georgia and Screven County. If you happen to have pictures of your family working on the Ogeechee River or Railroad Depot, please send them to me along with the history of the picture. I will be happy to share them with our readers. 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