Kim Shepherd, CEO of SkyLine/SkyBest (West Jefferson, N.C.), provided an update on the devasting damage caused by Hurricane Helene, which knocked out 95% of SkyLine’s core network. In her update, Shepherd detailed the efforts the company and its employees took to get the community back online, as well as highlighted the power of the NTCA community.
SkyLine thanked the following companies who supported it in its time of need: Focus Broadband (Shallotte, N.C.), Randolph Communications (Asheboro, N.C.), Zirrus (Yadkinville, N.C.), DTC (Alexandria, Tenn.), Star Communications (Clinton, N.C.), Twin Lakes Communications (Gainesboro, Tenn.), Palmetto Engineering (Piedmont, S.C.), Surry (Dobson, N.C.), FTC (Rainsville, Ala.), WK&T (Mayfield, Ky.), Ben Lomand Communications (McMinnville, Tenn.), South Central Rural (Glasgow, Ky.), Bledsoe (Pikeville, Tenn.) and NCTC (Lafayette, Tenn.).