Northern Neck Hosts 86th Annual Meeting
NNEC members elected three of their peers to serve on the NNEC Board of Directors. This year’s election occurred at the co-op’s 86th Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 25. More than 1,000 members participated virtually and voted by returning their proxy designation...
John C. Lee Recognized at Gaff-n-Go Rodeo as Being Instrumental in Leading the Event to Great Heights
John C. Lee, Jr., president and CEO of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, was recognized for his leadership and guidance at the 19th annual Gaff-n-Go Rodeo, held May 19-20 at Meadow Event Park in Doswell. The event is hosted each year by the Virginia, Maryland...
EMPOWER Receives Funding for Fiber Internet to 4,800 Southside Addresses
On May 11, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office announced the Southside Planning District Commission (SPDC) and its internet partner, EMPOWER Broadband, were awarded $8.5 million to expand its fiber network and services to an additional 4,804 addresses in portions of...
Gaff-n-Go Rodeo Attracts Record Numbers
More than 200 compete at annual lineworker rodeo in Virginia Journeyman teams and individual apprentices from electric cooperatives, investor-owned and municipal utilities, contractors and the U.S. Army demonstrated their skills and knowledge while competing for...
Cooperative Hosts Second Annual Arbor Day and Member Appreciation Event
A&N Electric Cooperative hosted more than 450 people during the annual Arbor Day seedling giveaway and Member Appreciation Day event earlier this month at its Tasley headquarters on the Virginia Eastern Shore. The first 250 members received a small gift bag...
EVs Race at SVEC’s Rockingham County Office
Sixteen high school teams sped around Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative’s property on May 13 in the second annual Shenandoah Valley Electric Vehicle Grand Prix. A soapbox derby for electric vehicles, the grand prix measures how many laps a car can make in an...
Electric Co-ops Award More than $68,000 in Scholarships
The Education Scholarship Foundation of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives recently awarded more than $68,000 in college scholarships to deserving students for the 2022-23 school year. The recipients are students whose parents...
REC Celebrates Broadband Milestone for Louisa and Goochland Members
A day that has been years in the making, Thursday, April 27, marked a major milestone in Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s efforts to bring high-speed internet to unserved and underserved communities. Local and regional leaders joined REC in Louisa County to...
Safety is Culture at Electric Cooperatives
More than 20 participants from VMD member cooperatives participated in an Accident Investigation Seminar at the VMD Training Center in Palmyra on April 26. Federated Rural Electric Insurance Regulatory Compliance and Resource Coordinator Angelea Meyer led students...
Choptank Electric Celebrates 85th Annual Member Meeting
Choptank Electric Cooperative held its 85th Annual Meeting on April 27 at the Talbot County Community Center with over 300 guests in attendance. Members reelected four Board members, the Cooperative awarded ten $1,000 scholarships to students in attendance and shared...