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254 Hwy 15-401 Bypass East
P.O. Box 1057
Bennettsville, SC 29512
General Information
(843) 479-3855
(800) 922-9174
www.marlboroelectric.coop
Office Hours
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Monday–Friday
President/CEO
William L. Fleming
Chairman of the Board
Sam P. “Bo” McInnis, Jr.
Board of Trustees
Eddie Gordon, District 1
Raymond Woodle, District 2
Charles R. ‘Ricky’ Smith, District 3
Melvin Carabo, District 4
John M. Alford, District 5
Sam P. “Bo” McInnis, Jr., District 6
Chairman
Jeff Quick, District 7
Secretary/Treasurer
W. Ronald Quick, District 8
Janelle Sauls, District 9
Vice-Chairman
Attorney
Doug Jennings
Co-op News Editor
Christy J. Overstreet
email: cjoverstreet@
marlboroelectric.coop
Mission Statement
The focus of Marlboro Electric
Cooperative, Inc. is to make
electric energy available to its
members at the lowest cost
consistent with sound economic
principle and management.
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Why I’m thankful for my co-op
AT MY FAMILY’S Thanksgiving dinner
each year, we all take turns saying
something for which we are grateful.
My list is usually about the
same—good health, wonderful
family and friends, and a job
serving the great people of
Marlboro and Dillon County.
I’m thankful to be a part of
Marlboro Electric Cooperative.
Our employees are some of
the hardest workers I know.
Our mission is to provide affordable,
reliable, safe electric power, but we also
aim to improve the quality of life in the
communities we serve. It’s a mission we
all take seriously.
I’m thankful that Marlboro Electric
is locally owned and operated; there
are no distant shareholders pulling the
strings behind the scenes. Members
elect members to serve on the Board of
Trustees. We are your neighbors, your
friends, your family.
I’m thankful for my co-op because
it serves as a vibrant force in the
local economy—partly because we are
local. Marlboro Electric is invested
in the future of its communities. We
contribute extensively to economic
development efforts and to our
community—both Marlboro and Dillon
County.
I’m thankful for my co-op because
we care. From sponsoring two youths
for the Washington Youth Tour each
year and coordinating an annual food
drive to reaching out to members with
information that will help them save
money through our Co-op Connections
program, we care about the people and
the towns we serve.
Finally, I’m thankful for you, our
members and faithful readers, because
without you, there’d be no Marlboro
Electric Cooperative.
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
from all of us here at your electric
co-op.
William L. “Bill” Fleming
President and Chief Executive Officer
Students and teachers, apply for D.C. trip
Students may apply for the 2014
Washington Youth Tour (June 14–19)
from December 1, 2013 to January 31,
2014. Applications are available at
Marlboro Electric or online. Also, two
South Carolina high school teachers will
be chosen to serve as chaperones
on the 2014 Washington Youth Tour.
The deadline for interested teachers
to apply is February 3, 2014. For more
information, visit MarlboroElectric.coop
or YouthTour.coop.
Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year from our family to yours!
Marlboro Electric Cooperative will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday,
Nov. 29, in observance of Thanksgiving.
We’ll also close on Tuesday, Dec. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 25, for Christmas.
And we’ll close for New Year’s Day the following Wednesday. As always, emergency
crews will be on standby.
Please also note that this issue of South Carolina Living is a combined
November-December edition. We’ll return with a new issue in January. Until then,
have a Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Marlboro
Electric Cooperative!
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Marlboro News
‘Check-list’ for your name
As a non-profit, consumer-owned
If your name is on the list, please
contact our customer service by
Dec. 31, 2013. Please be sure
to provide the old mailing
address of your account with
Marlboro Electric. If you have
any questions, please contact
our office at 1 (843) 479-3855 or
1-800-922-9174.
ALLEN R H
1354 CATFISH CHURCH RD
LATTA SC
COLEMAN ROBERT
1528 HICKORY GROVE RD
BENNETTSVILLE SC
HUNT JAMES A
RT 1 BOX 250-B
DILLON SC
OWENS COLON
RT 1 BOX 336
DILLON SC
B & B CORNER STORE
RT 4 BOX 663-A
BENNETTSVILLE SC
c
CONNELLY JIM
/o R LINDSAY
APT 8-G LAKES
BENNETTSVILLE SC
INLAND COVE SEAFOOD
RT 3 BOX 14
BENNETTSVILLE SC
PAGE EMILY A
PO BOX 2234
DILLON SC
JOHNSON MARY
RT 1 BOX 413
DILLON SC
PARKER ROBERT
PO BOX 622
RCH BLOOMFIELD NJ
LEAK JOSH
RT 1 BOX 287
WALLACE SC
PENCE L E
RT 1 BOX 420
MCCOLL SC
LEE BROS BULK BARN
BOX 205
HAMER SC
PLUMMER RICHARD
3843 COTTINGHAM RD
CLIO SC
LEE K
PO BOX
HAMER SC
POLSTON C P
RT 1
BLENHEIM SC
LEVINER PHILLIP
175 2ND ST #A
CHERAW SC
ROWND HARRY
RT 1
LATTA SC
LOCK W M STORE
RT 1
HAMER SC
ROWND LARRY
2705 HWY 301 N
HAMER SC
LUFFMAN JOHNATHON
368 COXE ROAD W
BENNETTSVILLE SC
SCHAFER WILLIAM H
4450 TURTLE LANE
LITTLE RIVER SC
LUMMUS THOMAS
112 ROB SHOAF RD
LEXINGTON NC
SHACKLEFORD JIMMY
1325 ST LUKES RD
HAMER SC
MADISON CABLEVISION
PO BOX 1073
BENNETTSVILLE SC
STANFIELD SYLVIA A
PO BOX 581
WALLACE SC
MAGLAND FARM
RT 3 BOX 241-AB
LATTA SC
STRICKLAND BARBARA
RT 1 BOX 680
MCCOLL SC
MARTIN DENNIS
RT 1 BOX 109
LITTLE ROCK SC
TANNER JERRY
946 ROY LEE RD
HAMER SC
MCDONALD A M
5502 WOODSIDE AVE
MYRTLE BEACH SC
TESLUK JOE
PO BOX 31
BENNETTSVILLE SC
MCINTYRE R W
PO BOX 188
CLIO SC
TURNER DAVID M
RT 11 # 3
PINE BLUFF AR
MILES H B
625 HAWTHORNE DRIVE
FLORENCE SC
WELDON’S FAMILY RESTR
RT 3 BOX 14
BENNETTSVILLE SC
business, Marlboro Electric
Cooperative returns margins in
the form of Capital Credits to
their members each year.
The names listed are
Capital Credit checks returned
by the Post Office as undeliverable
as addressed, or the check was
delivered but never cashed.
BALL LINDA
RT 3 BOX 186
LATTA SC
BARRINEAU JOHNNY
303 SUNSET DR
BENNETTSVILLE SC
BECKER SAND & GRAVEL CO
PO BOX 848 - SCALE HOUSE
CHERAW SC
BENNETT MRS SALLIE M
RT 1 BOX 201
DILLON SC
BENOIST MARY
RT 1 BOX 514
BENNETTSVILLE SC
BETHEA GROCERY
c
/o CAROL E HAYES
RT 1 BOX 140
LATTA SC
COTTINGHAM MARK
PO BOX 925
DILLON SC
CREECH DOUGLAS
2081 DUTCH ROAD
BENNETTSVILLE SC
CREECH MRS HOWARD H
RT 1 BOX 504
WALLACE SC
CUMMINGS CLAYTON
RT 1 BOX 593
WALLACE SC
DEESE NELSON SR
PO BOX 326
BENNETTSVILLE SC
DIXON EVELEIGH
RT 2 BOX 76
BENNETTSVILLE SC
BOWMAN CECIL
PO BOX 364
HAMLET NC
EASLEY JOHN
2032 CATFISH CHURCH RD
LATTA SC
BRANCH LAMAR
2258 OAKLAND RD
HAMER SC
FARLEY MRS AMANDA
PO BOX 1625
DILLON SC
BREEDEN MACKIE
PO BOX 856
BENNETTSVILLE SC
GLENFIELD APTS
604 CENTER ST BOX 1
BENNETTSVILLE SC
BYRD PHELIX
PO BOX 307
SOCIETY HILL SC
GRAHAM JOHN
1408 E MAIN ST EXT
BENNETTSVILLE SC
CARQUEST AUTO PARTS INC
PO BOX 216
BENNETTSVILLE SC
GRAHAM MRS DOUGLAS
2911 CALHOUN RD
CLIO SC
CARROUSEL AMERICAN STA
DILLON SC
HALE PEGGY
1836 MINTURN RD UNIT 3
MINTURN SC
CHAVIS DONNIE
3104 IRBY ROAD
WALLACE SC
COLEMAN D L & SONS E M
2533 CENTERVILLE RD
LATTA SC
COLEMAN D L JR
PO BOX 365
LATTA SC
COLEMAN D LIDE
2533 CENTERVILLE RD
LATTA SC
Students score with an ‘A’
HANES HOSIERY INC
PO BOX 1056
BENNETTSVILLE SC
HANSON AGGREGATES
PO BOX 2440
SPOKANE WA
HAYES VIRGIL
106 DELAWARE RD
DYESS AIRFORCE TX
MINTURN RESIDENTIAL
CARE INC
GEN DEL
MINTURN SC
HODGE ERNEST
131 HIGHWAY 79 W
BENNETTSVILLE SC
O’NEAL MRS CLEVELAND
2145 LAURIN WILLIS RD
CLIO SC
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Congratulations to these
eight local students who
won $25 from Marlboro
Electric Cooperative and its community
outreach organization, Women Involved in Rural
Electrification (WIRE), as part of the Give Us An
‘A’ program.
ff Alex Stroman, Bennettsville Primary
ff Kinsley Odom, McColl Elementary/Middle
ff Winston King, Gordon Elementary
ff Makayla Steen, Wallace Elementary/Middle
ff Dawson Freeman, Marlboro County School of
Discovery
ff Christopher Hyatt, Marlboro County School
of Discovery
ff Emily Blackmon, Marlboro Academy
ff Tiffany Dwyer, Dillon High School
Any student residing in Marlboro or Dillon County
who makes at least one “A” on his or her report
card (excludes interim reports) is eligible to
participate. Mail report card copies to: Give Us An
“A”, Marlboro Electric, PO Box 1057, Bennettsville,
SC 29512, or fax to (843) 479-8990. Questions,
contact Christy Overstreet at (843) 479-3855.
A new twist—fraud by text
Customers cautioned about fake text messages
Marlboro Electric has often warned members
about bad guys calling co-op members, claiming
they need to make an immediate payment with
a money card or risk disconnection. (Don’t do
it. Hang up and call the co-op. We’ll verify the
status of your account.)
Unfortunately, there’s a new twist on fraud,
notes John Powers, Information Systems & Public
Relations Manager for Marlboro Electric—fraud
by text.
“A member or customer may receive a text
message to the effect of, ‘Your electric service
account with Marlboro Electric has been hacked.
Text back ‘send now’ to reactivate your account,”
Powers warns. “The mere act of texting back
‘send now’ may cause additional fees on your
phone bill.”
Powers advises members and customers to
delete the text without replying and call the
co-op at (843) 479-3855.
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