Middle Tennessee Electric’s Annual Meeting will be held Aug. 10 at Embassy Suites Murfreesboro - Hotel and Conference Center, next to The Avenue shopping center. Prize registration for members starts at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 10 a.m. The meeting’s business session begins at 9 a.m.

The meeting will follow a similar agenda as in previous years and feature the crowning of a new Miss MTEMC and include a used truck giveaway; however, the voting for the Board of Directors and Nominating Committee will be done a little differently. 

“The directors’ election is uncontested this year,” MTEMC President Chris Jones said. “Aside from the four incumbent directors up for election, no other candidate emerged through the Nominating Committee or through the petition process. While this eliminates the need for voting by machine, there will be a voice vote at the meeting, simply confirming the candidates as elected.”

The meeting also gives members an opportunity to sit in on a business session, receive a free health screening and be eligible for a number of door prizes, including a 2001 Ford Ranger extended-cab pickup truck. 

As always, the Miss Middle Tennessee Electric beauty pageant is part of the day’s events. Thirty contestants ages 16-21 will compete for the title. The winner will have her choice of $1,000 cash or a trip to Washington D.C. as part of the Rural Electric Youth Tour, valued at $1,200. The first and second runners-up also earn prizes.

As part of its bylaws, MTEMC has held a members’ meeting every year since the not-for-profit cooperative was organized in 1936 by a group of Middle Tennessee citizens. The organization has grown to become one of the largest electrical cooperatives in the country. MTEMC has a membership of approximately 195,000 residences, businesses and industries in Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson, Cannon and surrounding counties.

Miss MTEMC contestant from Rutherford County, their parents and sponsors

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Sara Beth Priddy, daughter of Bob and Tracy Priddy of Murfreesboro. Sponsored by the Central Magnet School Men’s basketball team.

Derricka Janay Becton, daughter of  Derrick Becton and Jackie Wade of Smyrna. Sponsored by the Better Living Club.

Shelby Olerud, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Olerud of Smyrna. Sponsored by the Friends and Neighbors FCE Club. 

Taylor Meghan Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whitaker Davis of Murfreesboro. Sponsored by the Stones River Chapter of the National Society of the Son’s of the American Revolution.

Camy Stout, daughter of Mr. Alex Stout and Mrs. Sandra Morgan of Murfreesboro. Sponsored by the Smyrna Lions Club.

Melanie Brumfield, daughter of Joe and Robyn Brumfield of Murfreesboro. Sponsored by the Town and Country FCE Club.

Brooke Woodson, daughter of Kevin and Mary Woodson of Rockvale. Sponsored by the Rockvale FCE Club.

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For more information, call MTEMC’s Communications and Member Services Department at (615) 494-1545.