IBEW System Council U-8

08/07/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Payton has been found safe, thank you for all the prayers!

UPDATE: LOCATED SAFE

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MISSING RUNAWAY JUVENILE- PAYTON STRAWN

On 08/05/2026, Payton Strawn was reported as a missing runaway juvenile to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. Payton is a 15-year-old white female, 5 feet tall, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen 08/05/2026 at 12:17 AM, in Crystal River, FL. Payton was last seen wearing a dark blue Yellowstone sweatshirt and black shorts.
If you have seen Payton, or know her whereabouts, please contact the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 352-249-2790.
To remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward, contact Crime Stoppers of Citrus County at 888-269-8477 or www.CrimeStoppersCitrus.com

07/28/2026

Last week, we had an excellent turnout for our Code of Excellence training! 👏

A special thank you to Spring Hyche and Kyle Metz for leading an engaging and informative session. Your time and dedication are truly appreciated.

Thank you as well to everyone who attended and invested their time. Your commitment to learning and growth helps make Duke Energy stronger every day!

07/09/2026

It’s been a busy week here at SCU8!

We wrapped up a great Tresurer Training and had an awesome turnout for our Department of Labor Training. To top it all off, we got to celebrate one of our own. Happy Birthday Will Teti our SCU8 Treasurer and 626 President / Business Manager!

A big thank you to everyone who came out and participated in this week. We appreciate your support and dedication. Keep up the great work and we’ll see you at the next one!

07/04/2026

System Council wishes everyone a happy and safe 4th of July! Happy 250th America 🇺🇸

07/02/2026

IBEW International Representative Phil Howard administers the oath of office to newly appointed IBEW Local 1412 officers.

Shane Naumann (left) and Fred Branch (center) were appointed by the Local 1412 Executive Board to fill the Vice President and Business Manager positions vacated by Tanner O'Shea and Vince Lombardo.

We extend our sincere appreciation to Vince and Tanner for their dedicated service and the leadership they provided to Local 1412. We also thank Shane and Fred for stepping up to serve the membership in these important roles.

Congratulations to both, and we wish them success as they begin this new chapter of leadership.

06/24/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Please see the attached GoFundMe link for Hayden Hancock . Hayden’s dad is Chad Hancock, a Hines storekeeper. Hayden was in a horrible accident and was airlifted to Tampa General. Please help Hayden and their family get through these difficult times with whatever you are able to give. Thank you

As many of you may know, my little brother, Hayden Hancock—was involved in a … Christina Paul needs your support for Support Hayden Hancock’s Road to Recovery

06/21/2026

Wishing all the amazing dads out there a very Happy Father’s Day!

06/09/2026

Local Union 682 officers being sworn in by our IBEW 5th District Representative Phillip Howard. [left to right]
Chris Windnagel (Treasurer)
Bob Rommelt(Business manager/Financial secretary)
Jason Massey(Recording Secretary)
Sugar Ray Williams(E board).

06/09/2026

Your Local Union 682.1 officers swearing in. [left to right]
Billy Morgan(Vice Chairman)
Chris Windnagel(Chairman)
Jason Massey(Recording Secretary)
Brodie Moore(Executive Committee)
Todd Templeton(Executive Committee)

Not pictured, Joel Young and Ray Johnson (Executive board)