Local linemen help keep the power running

Hart County is serviced by two companies for their electricity needs. On the left, is a crew from Georgia Power including (from left to right): Ethan McCleery (Apprentice lineman), Clarke Looney (supervisor), Freddy Arteaga (apprentice lineman), Jayson Summers(engineer), Mitch Turpin (lineman), Keith Vickery (lineman), and the bucket is Vladimir Flor-Huerta (apprentice lineman). On the right is a crew from Hart EMC including: David Craft, Jared Dove, Sam Findley, Joey Fowler, Caden Hart , and Shaun Martin
Hart County is serviced by two companies for their electricity needs. On the left, is a crew from Georgia Power including (from left to right): Ethan McCleery (Apprentice lineman), Clarke Looney (supervisor), Freddy Arteaga (apprentice lineman), Jayson Summers(engineer), Mitch Turpin (lineman), Keith Vickery (lineman), and the bucket is Vladimir Flor-Huerta (apprentice lineman). On the right is a crew from Hart EMC including: David Craft, Jared Dove, Sam Findley, Joey Fowler, Caden Hart , and Shaun Martin

Earlier this year, the United States Congress resolved to name April 18 as National Lineman Appreciation Day.

Until this year, the federal government had not officially designated a specific day to rec…