2023 Montgomery Youth Tour

Students representing Cullman Electric Cooperative visited with some of the Cullman and Winston County legislative delegation during the 2023 Montgomery Youth Tour. Pictured, from left, front row: are Kate Bradberry (Cullman), Abby McDonald (Fairview), Hope Jacobs (Meek), Gracie Moody (Vinemont); second row: Marli Powell (West Point), Avery Flynt (Good Hope), Ellie Burks (Holly Pond), A.J. Basinger (Cullman); third row: Malaya Taylor (Cold Springs), Ava Bishop (Addison), Destiny Warren (Hanceville), Emmanuel Santiago-Silva (St. Bernard); back row: Representative Tim Wadsworth, District 4; Senator Garlan Gudger, Jr., District 4; and Representative Randall Shedd, District 11.

The 2023 Alabama Rural Electric Association (AREA) 2023 Montgomery Youth Tour was hosted March 14-16 at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center and sites around downtown. More than 140 high school juniors from across the state gathered for leadership training, tours of sites, lessons on electric cooperatives, state politics, financial literacy and a whole lot of fun.