Ideally, we should appreciate our lineworkers every day for the way they toil in darkness, in rain, in ice and in all kinds of unsavory conditions to keep the lights on. But the special National Lineworker Appreciation Day is coming up, and that’s reason to take a...
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative Board of Directors announced that David E. Schleicher became president and CEO of the organization on April 2. Board Chairman Wade C. House said, “The board is confident Dave will provide the vision, expertise and leadership...
Cooperative directors gathered in Virginia Beach April 14-15 for valuable training at the annual Spring RoundUp hosted by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. The interactive two-day event included roundtable discussions and...
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s Information Technology & Cybersecurity department continues to take steps to keep its network as secure as possible. Doug King has been named as the Cooperative’s Director – Cyber & Information Security Officer. King will...
An in-depth look at one of our Spotlight winners Southside Electric Cooperative’s YouthTECH event that provided laptop computers to a dozen students earned a silver award for Best Event in the 2022 Spotlight on Excellence Awards program sponsored by the Council of...
VMD Association cooperatives were again top performers in the annual Spotlight on Excellence competition for outstanding performance in communications and public relations. Co-ops won 10 awards ranging from social media and video to writing. The awards were...
BARC Electric Cooperative’s board of directors has announced that Bill Buchanan has been named chief executive officer of the cooperative. Buchanan replaces Michael Keyser, who departed the co-op in December 2021 after 11 years of service, BARC said in announcing the...
The 2022 General Assembly legislative session adjourned sine die on March 12 without completing work on the state budget. With the Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House of Delegates at a standstill, legislators determined they needed a...
April 20 was a red-letter day in the six-year history of the Power Line Worker Program operated by Southside Virginia Community College, in conjunction with VMD Association cooperatives and industry partners. The program graduated its 400th student into the line...
Cooperative Living magazine was recently recognized with three awards in the annual Hermes Creative Awards competition. Deputy Editor Laura Emery and Editor Steven Johnson each received platinum awards, the competition’s highest, for entries in the category of...
