Mississippi Power wins first place at Dragon Boat

The Mississippi Power “Kilowaves” placed first this weekend at the 2023 United Way of South Mississippi’s Dragon Boat race. 

Led by team captain Brad Falls, distribution manager within the Coast Division, the group finished with a time of 59.264. Participation in the raced helped raise money for United Way’s initiatives of improving the health, education, and financial stability of those in Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River and Stone counties.

“Mississippi Power is proud to once again be a part of the Dragon Boat races benefitting the United Way of South Mississippi,” said Falls. “It’s a great event that is ultimately a great benefit to the community. We put together an excellent team and came out and competed well today.” 

“Even though we brought home the win, the United Way and the community are the real winners,” he continued. “We look forward to coming out and participating again next year.” 

Now in its 98th year of operations, Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), produces safe, reliable and affordable energy for more than 191,000 customers in 23 southeast Mississippi counties. Mississippi Power was honored with a Community Partner Impact Award from the Center for Energy Workforce Development for its innovative and ongoing efforts to build a diverse workforce. The Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve recently recognized Mississippi Power for its commitment to its military workforce. Mississippi Power has nearly 160MW of solar capacity at four locations across the company’s service territory, including Southern Company’s first project to combine the latest, cutting-edge solar technology with battery storage. Visit our websites at mississippipower.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

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