In the 88 years since it was established to bring power to rural residents, the members of Pennyrile Electric had never chosen a woman to serve on the regional utility’s board of directors.
In fact, the membership might have never seen a woman listed as a potential board member. It is not unusual for Pennyrile Electric board members to serve for decades without ever being challenged.
That changed Tuesday afternoon when votes were tallied in a rare contested election. Mindy Golladay Hargrove, the challenger, won over longtime board member Joe E. Rogers by a vote of 524 to 521.
Pennyrile spokesman Brent Gilkey confirmed that Hargrove is the first woman to be elected to a board position…