Just eight years separate the end of a grandfather’s lineman journey and the beginning of his grandson’s own.

Kyle McDonald, a former Snapping Shoals EMC (SSEMC) lineman who retired in 2015, joined other SSEMC retirees, family, friends and staff in welcoming in a new generation of linemen by watching them participate in SSEMC’s 7th Annual Apprentice Lineman’s Rodeo.