As the impacts of COVID-19 are felt across Tennessee, our consumer-owned electric co-ops recognize the critical need for energy —…
Author: David Callis
David Callis
David Callis is a 1982 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, with a degree in business administration. He served the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association in various roles until his retirement in 2022.
On March 2–3, a strong weather system ripped through southeast Missouri, southern Kentucky, Tennessee and central Alabama, spawning high winds…
Below is a column I penned nearly 10 years ago. At the time, the electric utility industry was facing legislative…
You’ve seen statistics about how often great home run hitters strike out. Famed St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock once sat…
You don’t have to look far to find news stories that speak to the decline of rural America: aging population,…
As we near the end of another year, we brace for a wave of lists recounting memorable performances (good or…
The Lewis and Clark expedition was, for the early 1800s, a “moon shot” of epic proportions. The United States was…
October’s installment of The Tennessee Magazine is one of my favorite issues of the year. It’s when we compile and…
A recent Forbes article detailed that the armed forces’ current cost of training a fighter pilot “adds up to an…
Mike Rowe made a name for himself hosting a TV show called “Dirty Jobs.” Each episode highlighted unsung American workers…