In case you haven’t seen it, here is the new company logo announced today:

Message received at 4:53 PM 7/1/2016:

Margaret has had knee replacement surgery and is in rehab.  If you like please send her a card or give her a call.

Margaret Carter
Aspire Rehab Hoover
575 Southland Drive
Hoover, Al   35226

Phone  205.578.4055

Liz Winter sent a message at 8:20 PM on 7/1/2016 that Margaret is going home Sunday.

Home address:

Margaret Carter
2313 Derby Drive
Vestavia Hills, Al 35216-4222

Message from Jeannine M. Bailey, Southern Nuclear,Communications Director, received 6/20/2016:

Can I ask for five minutes of your time today? I am asking you to take action to help keep America’s reliable, efficient nuclear plants working for all of us. As you know, America’s nuclear energy plants provide safe, secure, reliable, affordable, carbon-free electricity to tens of millions of households and businesses around the country. We supply nearly 20 percent of America’s electricity—and 63 percent of the nation’s carbon-free electricity. Despite our value, a combination of factors—including low natural gas prices, energy policies and market structures that fail to recognize their value—place some of our plants in economic jeopardy.

How can you help? All it takes is your signature. Sign a petition to keep America’s nuclear power plants working.

I am asking all of my coworkers to respectfully request that the federal government institute policies that recognize the special and unique benefits of nuclear power.  We are all fully aware of what unfortunately occurs when nuclear isn’t given the same benefits as other sources of power – our plants are unable to compete in unbalanced markets.

In order to get a response from the White House, this petition needs 100,000 signatures by July 8, 2016. Please show your support for nuclear by adding your name to the rolls. The nuclear industry is supporting this effort and is asking for all employees of the industry to participate. Once you’ve signed, I ask that you share this petition on social media.  Our best chance at reaching the 100,000 signature goal is for this to truly take off on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.  Please take this as a personal challenge to get as many people to sign as you can.

Thank you, in advance, for supporting nuclear energy. It is encouraging to see how many people have already gotten behind this effort but more needs to be done – so let’s all take action today!

Jeannine M. Bailey, Southern Nuclear | Communications Director

One of our retirees is getting an award at an event sponsored by Positive Maturity. Here is the announcement:

Mar. 13, 1918 – May 22, 2016: Marjorie Chiles Jenkins (1918 – 2016) age 98 of Birmingham, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Clifton Jenkins, Jr.; father, Dr. Thomas T. Chiles; mother, Gertrude Brown Chiles Farr; step-father, Rev. E. C. Farr; and sisters, Anne Crenshaw Chiles Linx, Helen Elizabeth Chiles, Mildred Louise Chiles and Doris Jean Chiles Mitchell Schmalenberger. She is survived by her niece, Sharon Mitchell Medlin (Benny – deceased); nephew, Russell Glenn Mitchell (Wyona); great-nieces, Jodie Long, Kellie Mitchell and Dawn Rowley; cousins, Lynne Dickerson and Tom Cartledge; special friend, John Wright; and special thanks to her caregivers, Jackie, Brenda, Rosaland, Pat, Shannon and Sue for 4 years of love and tenderness and also her friends, Gail and Teresa. Margie was born and raised in Wahalak, MS then moved to Birmingham to work at Standard Oil. She retired from U.S. Pipe and Foundry after 50 years service, where she was known as “pretty as a picture” and “fashion perfect”. Margie was a member of First UMC of Birmingham and several dance clubs, including The Arabs Club, JBY Ballroom Dance Club and The Club. She spent many years as a caregiver for her husband and two sisters. Her family will celebrate her life with a memorial service at 3:00 PM on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Ridout’s Trussville Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heat Association.