During the congressional recess in August, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner visited with Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative’s board members and senior staff to discuss rural broadband deployment. Warner toured one of Mecklenburg’s fiber-splicing trailers that is embossed with...
A&N Electric Cooperative members reelected five of their peers to continue serving on the cooperative’s board of directors, during its 81st annual meeting, held on Aug. 26. More than 1,800 cooperative members participated in this year’s election of directors...
On Thursday, August 26, Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, along with Republican Del. Ronnie Campbell of Rockbridge County, met with Virginia electric cooperative leaders for an inaugural visit. BARC Electric Cooperative hosted the event in...
In honor of Patriot Day, Sept. 11, 2021, Northern Neck Electric Cooperative donated a piece of critical IT equipment to Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department. A member of the NNEC IT team, Ryan Barrack, who also volunteers at the department, installed the device...
Empower Broadband and the Southside Planning District Commission have submitted a grant application to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development’s Virginia Telecommunications Initiative to provide universal fiber-to-the-home broadband coverage. The...
The National Renewables Cooperative Organization on Sept. 16 named Mike Keyser as its new chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Keyser has served as CEO of BARC Electric Cooperative and BARC Connects since 2010. During Keyser’s tenure with BARC, the...
With the help of Firefly Fiber Broadband. Powhatan County continues to make strong progress toward extending high-speed internet coverage to all its residents and businesses. On Sept. 14, U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, and Virginia...
Powell Valley Electric Cooperative held its annual meeting on Sept. 18 at Hancock County High School in Sneedville, Tenn. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the safety of its members, the cooperative limited the social activities that are ordinarily...
A faster-than-expected rollout of high-speed internet service was one of the highlights of the Prince George Electric Cooperative annual meeting, held virtually on Sept. 27. In his report to members, streamed on Facebook Live, President and CEO Casey Logan said...
