F EATURED S TORIES

When faced with an emergency situation, people have a “fight or flight” response that instinctively kicks in. No one quite knows for sure how they will react until it happens. For the line department at Columbus Southwest, that answer is now apparent: fight.

When no one else stopped to investigate an overturned pickup truck, a Transmission Field Services crew from Uvalde, Texas immediately knew “something’s not right”.

Thousands of children in AEP’s 11-state footprint rely on buses to get them to and from school. Thanks to a group of enterprising employees and federal funding, some of those kids will be getting new, electric school buses soon.

A former employee at AEP's Pirkey coal plant started a new career at North Central Energy Facilities. His prior experience with hydraulics at Pirkey mixed with ingenuity was key to repairing wind turbines quickly.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."

For Appalachian Power's George Porter, these words from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. echo his own personal story.

Victor Manuel Gonzalez, the son of AEP Texas Line Mechanic Victor Gonzalez, organized a dog food drive to benefit the Harlingen Humane Society and Donja’s Dogs. Victor Manuel's love for community service runs in the family - his dad is well-known for his good deeds, like donating 30 Thanksgiving dinners to families in need.

Behind a company making the transition to a cleaner tomorrow are employees making a similar and just as dramatic shift in their futures.

A West Liberty University student left class around 10 a.m. on a recent brisk fall day. Wet leaves on the ground created a pretty scene on her drive through the hilly countryside on Route 88, but they also posed a safety hazard. 

Hani Ammar wasn’t planning to save anyone’s life on Saturday, June 11, but that’s what happened when he came across a disabled car that caught fire on the side of a major freeway in Columbus, Ohio.

AEP's Dirk Pauley has unflagging tenacity and grit that has helped him become one of the best triathletes in his age range. His other motivation? Raising money for Pinky Swear, a foundation that supports families with children being treated for cancer.