The Board of Directors invites applications for the position of CEO. The current CEO has announced his plan to retire, and the Board has engaged Holmes Executive Search LLC to facilitate the search process. Southern PPD is a public power district that plays a vital role in the quality of life in the communities it serves. Southern and other PPDs and Cooperatives were established in 1936 as part of the Rural Electric Act. That same year, a group of farmers in Phelps, Kearney and Adams  Counties formed the Southern Nebraska Rural Public Power District and elected a Board of Directors, who applied for a $428,000 loan from the REA for the construction of  electric power lines. Today they provide services which include residences, farms, businesses, industries, churches and schools. A