LUCEDALE , Miss. (WLOX) - Lineman apprentices climbed poles as fast as they could Thursday, all hoping to score a job at the competitive lineman rodeo at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s ...

On the side of a pole on a Saturday morning, while wearing a wide-brim hard hat and Heat Wave brand protective sunglasses, 28-year-old Duke Energy lineman apprentice Jesse Orr had an egg in his mouth.

Works for Flint Energies in Georgia. Just finished his apprenticeship and is working toward topping out as a journeyman lineworker. Is married and has two children. In his spare time, he loves hunting ...