More than 45 years. That’s how long it’s been since Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative added a substation to its system. The co-op’s last substation was constructed in 1976. October 15 became a monumental day for the New Castle, Va.-based co-op. Several community...
Delaware Electric Cooperative lineworker Sheron Sturgis was honored recently by the Sussex County EMS and Volunteer Ambulance Association for saving a driver’s life in 2020. Sturgis was recognized during an EMS awards ceremony in Georgetown, Del. The event is held...
In support of everyone touched by breast cancer, CEC and RECORE are proud to present CECares, a sincere pledge and commitment to the community around us. Breast cancer is not a disease that has a single story. It is as diverse and complex as our global community and...
Greg White, who retired last year as president and CEO of Northern Neck Electric Cooperative, received recognition for his long and distinguished career as part of the Virginia Cooperative Council’s annual breakfast. White received the 2021 Cooperative Career...
Southside Electric Cooperative President and CEO Jeff Edwards has announced his retirement, effective July 2022, closing a 37-year career at electric cooperatives in North Carolina and Virginia. He served as a cooperative CEO for 24 of those years, including the last...
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NOVEC President and CEO Stan Feuerberg announced at the co-op’s annual meeting, held in the Gainesville Technical Center’s open-air truck bay on Oct. 6, that he will retire in 2022. “Tonight is my thirtieth and final NOVEC annual meeting as NOVEC’s CEO,” Feuerberg...
On Oct. 28, outside of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Electric Cooperative Training Center in Palmyra, Va., the Fluvanna Garden Club proudly presented its biannual Dogwood Award in a socially distanced ceremony. Founded in 1995, the Fluvanna Garden Club...
Due to the generosity of over 30,000 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative member-owners, 22 local organizations were recently awarded grants totaling nearly $93,000. Through The Power of Change, REC member-owners either round up their bill to the next whole dollar, make...
Thanks in a large part to Prince George Electric Cooperative, Surry County recently became one of the first counties in Virginia to achieve universal broadband access. On Aug. 27, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam spoke in person at the Surry Community Center and, along...
Brian Wolfe, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s senior public relations specialist, looked forward to watching his oldest son, Greg, play in a Spotsylvania Little League game 13 years ago. Unfortunately, there was no umpire to make the calls. Wolfe stepped up and...
