by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jan 17, 2020 | Co-op News
Electric co-ops in Virginia made their presence known Jan. 9 at the annual Virginia Agribusiness Council Legislative Appreciation Banquet. More than 100 electric co-op leaders packed 21 tables as the single largest segment among nearly 1,000 attendees, including...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Nov 25, 2019 | Co-op News
In March 2016, the Power Line Worker School in Blackstone opened its doors as part of a novel partnership between Southside Virginia Community College and electric cooperatives. Now, just a few years later, the school has sent more than 250 young men and women into...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | May 26, 2019 | Co-op News
Ron Campbell knew his lineworker training class wasn’t going exactly as he planned when a snake fell on him from the ceiling. “It was a black snake, but it was still a snake,” Campbell recalls with a shudder. “And it definitely stopped me from doing what I was doing.”...
