EMPOWER Receives Funding for Fiber Internet to 4,800 Southside Addresses
EMPOWER plows ahead with its expansion project, which now includes 3,500 miles of line being installed over the next 3 1/2 years.

EMPOWER Receives Funding for Fiber Internet to 4,800 Southside Addresses

by | May 25, 2023 | Connections

On May 11, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office announced the Southside Planning District Commission (SPDC) and its internet partner, EMPOWER Broadband, were awarded $8.5 million to expand its fiber network and services to an additional 4,804 addresses in portions of...
Cooperative Hosts Second Annual Arbor Day and Member Appreciation Event
Virginia Forester Robbie Lewis (center) presents A&N Electric Cooperative with its Tree Line USA plaque during its Arbor Day and Member Appreciation event. Pictured with him, from left, are A&N’s Mark Belknap and Directors Ted Shockley, Greg Duncan, Mark Hickman, Penney Holland, Garry Drummond and Addison Nottingham.

Cooperative Hosts Second Annual Arbor Day and Member Appreciation Event

by | May 25, 2023 | Connections

A&N Electric Cooperative hosted more than 450 people during the annual Arbor Day seedling giveaway and Member Appreciation Day event earlier this month at its Tasley headquarters on the Virginia Eastern Shore.  The first 250 members received a small gift bag...