Leaders from electric cooperatives across Virginia met with representatives of incoming Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Dec. 14 to explain their position on statewide issues that affect co-ops and the communities they serve. Andrew Vehorn, VMD vice president of member and...
Gov. Ralph Northam took time during his latest broadband announcement on Dec. 13 in Goochland County, Va., to honor Gary Wood, president and CEO of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative and Firefly Fiber Broadband. With U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, as well as...
BARC Electric Cooperative’s broadband project will be featured on the first episode of “Life in the Heart Land,” a new series airing on VPM/PBS. The show dives deep into the heart of America to meet the neighbors, communities and organizations that are creating unique...
On Oct. 28, outside of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Electric Cooperative Training Center in Palmyra, Va., the Fluvanna Garden Club proudly presented its biannual Dogwood Award in a socially distanced ceremony. Founded in 1995, the Fluvanna Garden Club...
Three years ago, Firefly Fiber Broadband started with five customers connected, and none of them had paid a bill yet. Now, Firefly, Central Virginia Electric Cooperative’s internet subsidiary, has crossed the 10,000-customer mark and it’s nowhere near finishing the...
Delaware Electric Cooperative lineworker Sheron Sturgis was honored recently by the Sussex County EMS and Volunteer Ambulance Association for saving a driver’s life in 2020. Sturgis was recognized during an EMS awards ceremony in Georgetown, Del. The event is held...
