Statewide association celebrates graduation of first Fiber Technician Apprenticeship Program On April 21, five young men proudly accepted certificates of completion on their final day of the inaugural class of the Fiber Technician Apprenticeship Program, a joint...
CVEC President & CEO, Gary Wood speaking at the Firefly 20k celebration.
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative celebrated the conclusion of its rural broadband project and reaching the milestone of 20,000 connections at a luncheon last week. CVEC launched its fiber project in 2018 and offers internet and phone service through Firefly Fiber...
Thirty member cooperative directors and leadership gathered at the VMD Training Center on March 28 for half-day orientation about the history and services offered by ODEC and VMDAEC. A reception followed at the Boar’s Head Resort in Charlottesville. The next morning,...
More than 90 representatives from Virginia electric cooperatives, utilities and contractors gathered at The Hidden Oaks in Chester, Va., on March 15 for Virginia 811’s general membership meeting. The event featured a presentation by Alex House and Ricky Poe with Atmos...
March 15-17, VMDAEC staff from the Member and Public Affairs team visited four of the Association’s member cooperatives across the Delmarva Peninsula. Andrew Vehorn, Sadie Gary, Jacob Newton and Marin Sanders started their day on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with a...
Family members, supervisors and others gathered on March 17 in celebration of the completion of a four-year apprenticeship by 7 substation technicians representing electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. Graduating from apprentice to substation technician...
Dustin Francis, MEC and EMPOWER community relations coordinator
Dustin Francis, MEC and EMPOWER community relations coordinator, was recently named Young Professional of the Year by the Halifax County Chamber of Commerce. This award is presented to an individual demonstrating leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, community service...
Celebrating Safe Digging Month w This is a valuable opportunity to reflect on the importance of damage prevention and it creates an occasion to draw the general public’s attention to ensure underground utilities are marked prior to excavation. Virginia 811, as with...
BARC Electric Cooperatives crews travel through snow.
On March 4, crews from Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Southside Electric Cooperative, Northern Neck Electric Cooperative and Powell Valley Electric Cooperative traveled to Kentucky and parts of Tennessee to assist sister co-ops following destructive storms. At...
