New TVA rate option to have minimal effect on bills
The Tennessee Valley Authority is eliminating the wholesale rate structure the Oxford Electric Department had been using to pay TVA for power and has replaced it with three other options that TVA claims are a more accurate way to measure costs. The OED said the change will only minimally affect its customers who may see a slight increase in the summer and a slight decrease in the winter months. (August 10, 2012, Page 2A)
Howorth making way back into public service
On Thursday, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate former mayor Richard Howorth to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. (March 18, 2011, Page 1A)
Can sprucing up the Industrial Park bring jobs?
A conceptual plan was developed for the Lafayette County Industrial Park that shows some suggestions for landscaping and general cleaning of the area, as well as suggestions on how much land to clear off and how to break up the 100 acres currently available into smaller parcels in an effort to attract more industry to the area. (March 2, 2010, Page 1)
