FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative officials are warning the public regarding a phone scam targeting members in which the caller threatens to cut off the individual’s electricity unless an “immediate payment” is made. The call, PEC officials said, is from a person posing as a PEC employee.

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR AUSTIN — The Third Court of Appeals denied former Pedernales Electric Cooperative general manager Bennie Fuelberg’s appeal of his December 2010 conviction for misapplication of fiduciary property, theft and money laundering.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS CEDAR PARK — With a chance to change how they choose their representation, Pedernales Electric Cooperative members opted to stay the course with the current system of electing directors through an at-large system. During the June 21 annual meeting at Cedar Park High School’s performing arts center, the members voted 9,219 to […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR JOHNSON CITY — The 20,000-plus Pedernales Electric Cooperative are faced with a decision in the current election. Voting started May 22 and runs through the June 21 at PEC’s annual meeting in Cedar Park. Voters not only have choices for the District 2 and District 3 candidates, but they also […]

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Power was restored to much of Marble Falls and Meadowlakes about 7:40 a.m. April 15 after an outage. Pedernales Electric Cooperative crews switched to generator power to operate the substation in the 2600 block of RR 1431 West of Marble Falls.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — A police officer, his wife and her former co-worker face felony organized crime charges after allegations of using a utility company credit card to purchase thousands of dollars in personal items over several months, according to Johnson City police.

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR JOHNSON CITY — While solar electricity isn’t anything new, Pedernales Electric Cooperative officials hope people will take new interest in the concept. One way to learn more about solar energy and how to use it is by seeing how other homeowners utilize it.

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CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF SPICEWOOD — A group of property owners have launched a lawsuit, alleging Pedernales Electric Cooperative’s lack of power line maintenance caused a wildfire which scorched thousands of acres and damaged dozens of homes in September 2011. Several property owners along County Road 303 in the neighborhoods of Paleface Point and […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR AUSTIN — Former Pedernales Electric Cooperative general manager Bennie Fuelberg and general counsel Walter Demond will get another day in court after the Third Court of Appeals ruled a judge didn’t apply the proper standard in determining whether State District Judge Dan Mills should have been disqualified from hearing the […]

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SPECIAL TO THE PICAYUNE JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative members looking to supplement their home’s energy supply with solar energy now have the option to lease solar panels from NRG Residential Solar Solutions.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — After nearly two years, Chief Executive Officer R.B. Sloan has resigned his position with Pedernales Electric Cooperative, according to a release from the utility company.

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SPECIAL TO THE PICAYUNE JOHNSON CITY — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative is accepting applications from local high school and home-schooled seniors for $50,000 worth of scholarships.

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JOHNSON CITY – Five nonprofits including Spicewood’s volunteer fire agency — which is still recovering from a Labor Day wildfire — have received $90,000 in grant funding from the Pedernales Electric Cooperative. The announcement came Dec. 19 during a board meeting at the utility’s headquarters. The Spicewood Area Volunteer Fire Department was awarded $9,444 for […]

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JOHNSON CITY — The Pedernales Electric Cooperative is urging Highland Lakes residents to voluntarily conserve energy to avoid rolling blackouts. More strain on resources could lead to energy losses, officials warned. The call to conserve power and reduce costs follows an emergency alert by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas after reserve power dipped below […]

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