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LENOIR CITY Ribbon Cutting Speech by Mayor Tony Aikens
New LCUB Center Open For Business
The new Lenior City Utility Board LCUB was formed in 1938, when to support the broader region, working
building is a symbol of history, growth Lenoir City signed a contract with the diligently to build a power distribution
and future for one of the most respected TVA to offer supplied electricity to its network for the neighboring west Knox
names in the power and utility industry. residents and businesses. The tiny electric County community. By 1945, LCUB had
department had just four employees and expanded its service area well into west
Tucked away in the beautiful east only 317 customers. By the mid-1940s, Knox County and north into the Solway
Tennessee river valley, a once-small and LCUB’s services expanded to include and Karns area. During these years, LCUB
rural electric company is widely recognized water and wastewater. also invested heavily to improve the water
today as one of the region’s progressive system and introduced a gas distribution
multi-service utility provider with the well- It was during this period that LCUB system to its utility services.
earned reputation for going the extra mile. clearly demonstrated its commitment
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