Desoto County News

Northcentral Membership Appreciation Day

Monday was Membership Appreciation Day at Northcentral Electric Cooperative. The Olive Branch headquarters at 4600 Northcentral Way were opened between 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for members, featuring food and soft drinks, bounce houses, a balloon artist and more. 

Members who came were able to stop in, sign up for raffle prizes, and Vitalant also set up a spot for blood donations.  Visitors could also check into and sign up for Northcentral Connect, the high-speed internet service the cooperative’s subsidiary is offering. 

“Cooperatives typically hold appreciation events at the same time as their annual meetings,” said Michael Bellipanni, Northcentral’s Director of Marketing and Business Development. “We wanted to separate the two, to separate the celebration from the business side to the members we serve.”  

Northcentral Electric Cooperative serves approximately 36,000 members in eastern DeSoto and western Marshall counties, along with portions of Tate and Lafayette counties.  

The business of the organization, the annual meeting, is set for Oct. 25 in the cooperative’s auditorium in Olive Branch.  

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.

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