On Jan. 17, Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative’s headquarters department reached 17 years and nearly 1.2 million hours without a lost-time accident. The years span two Rockingham County locations, from the previous headquarters in Mount Crawford to a new facility...
Empower Broadband, the wholly owned subsidiary of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative that is bringing high-speed internet to Southside Virginia, has gotten some national publicity for its efforts. A recent piece from NRECA News described the multiple ways in which the...
After two years of pandemic-related postponements, plans are well underway for the Gaff-n-Go Lineworker Rodeo, to be held May 13-14 at Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Va., near King’s Dominion. Everyone is looking forward to the return of the rodeo, which is one...
Spring RoundUp Director training is coming April 14-15 to Virginia Beach. Day one will have NRECA’s Scott Peterson’s Social Media Strategies session that was postponed from last fall along with a session on Building a Values-Based Cooperative with Adam Schwartz,...
Electric cooperatives had strong participation on Jan. 13 at the Virginia Agribusiness Council’s Legislative Appreciation Banquet, a major event timed to coincide with the start of the General Assembly session. Cooperative officials and staffers occupied several...
