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Powerful Careers – Clyde Robertson
As lead instructor for Southside Virginia Community College’s Power Line Worker Program, he has helped guide more than 375 students on the path to successful “powerful careers.” The SVCC Power Line Worker Program was the first of its kind in Virginia. The...
REC Awards Community Grants
Caring for community is a core principle of all cooperatives, and, at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, that means giving back to groups that do so much to take care of those in need. Each year, REC awards grants to support emergency services, education and...
Bowling with a Purpose with REC
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Fredericksburg has been changing the lives of local children since 1967 by matching them with a one-on-one mentor. To help further their connections with the community and continue making meaningful matches, the...
Teamwork Counts at Touchstone Energy Service Project
My fingers ached for days. But I suppose that’s what you get when you try to stretch a 10-foot-long, chain-link fence beyond any reasonable bound. Let me back up. On March 5, more than 100 volunteers from electric cooperatives in 25 states participated in...
Delaware’s Andrew Wins Top NRECA Award
Longtime Delaware Electric Cooperative President and CEO Bill Andrew has received top honors from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association for his groundbreaking leadership in establishing the Beat the Peak program that has caught on nationwide....
In Memoriam: Robert Nock
It is with great sadness that A&N Electric Cooperative announces the passing of longtime board member Robert L. Nock. Nock has been a dedicated leader of the cooperative for 17 years and has made significant contributions to the local community. He was...
REC Joins Electric School Bus Initiative
In an effort to deploy electric school buses in rural communities, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative has joined the Beneficial Electrification League’s Electric School Bus initiative. In the nation’s 13,185 unified school districts, rural electric co-ops...
Virginia Cooperative Council Hosts 60th Annual Meeting
Several Virginia cooperators gathered March 3 at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton for the Virginia Cooperative Council’s 60th annual meeting. VCC Executive Secretary Mary Howell announced that 30 students are scheduled to attend this year’s Virginia...
Empower Broadband Releases VATI Map
Empower Broadband is aggressively moving toward the construction phase of its $154 million broadband project serving Halifax, Mecklenburg, southern Brunswick and southern Charlotte counties, and has taken the next step in the process by hiring a firm to...
Jacob Newton Joins VMD Association Staff
Jacob Newton serves as the new director of regulatory affairs and counsel at the VMD Association. He graduated from Shenandoah University with a bachelor's degree in both political science and criminal justice in 2017. He received his law degree from the...
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