by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Sep 17, 2020 | Co-op News, Press Releases
Electric cooperatives in Virginia and Maryland today dispatched emergency teams of lineworkers to Alabama to help restore power in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally. Seventy lineworkers from six electric cooperatives are headed to the Gulf Coast, where they will spend...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Sep 12, 2020 | Co-op News, Press Releases
A member of Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is the 2020 recipient of the Unsung Virginian Award for his work in promoting safe and affordable housing for individuals with brain diseases. Ted Moriak, director emeritus of loans and grants for The Brain...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Aug 31, 2020 | Co-op News
As school resumes this fall, electric cooperatives are supplying broadband solutions to help parents, children and families in parts of rural Virginia deal with the challenges of virtual work and virtual learning. Several cooperatives are working diligently to expand...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Aug 5, 2020 | Co-op News, Press Releases
Crews from electric cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware worked diligently to restore power to tens of thousands of co-op members in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias. Pounding the seaboard with as much as 6 inches of rain and gusts up to 75 mph, the storm...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jul 28, 2020 | Co-op News, Press Releases
Attorney E. Warren Matthews, who has served for 33 years as general counsel for Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, is the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Service Award from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. Matthews...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jul 27, 2020 | Co-op News, Press Releases
Kent D. Farmer, president and CEO of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, is the recipient of the 2020 Electric Cooperative Leadership Award from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. Farmer received the association’s highest award...
