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...
Angelea Meyer of Federated Insurance leads a discussion about accident investigation.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
VMDAEC held a meeting for Cooperative communicators to share ideas and best practices at the Glen Allen headquarters on Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30. The meeting kicked off with a roundtable discussion about emerging issues for communicators in the...
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,...
