Ideally, we should appreciate our lineworkers every day for the way they toil in darkness, in rain, in ice and in all kinds of unsavory conditions to keep the lights on. But the special National Lineworker Appreciation Day is coming up, and that’s reason to take a...
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On March 10, Congress passed legislation to fund the government through the remainder of fiscal 2022. In the bill, co-op programs received level or slightly increased funding. In particular, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Cooperative Development Grant...
As lead instructor for Southside Virginia Community College’s Power Line Worker Program, he has helped guide more than 375 students on the path to successful “powerful careers.” The SVCC Power Line Worker Program was the first of its kind in Virginia. The program was...
Caring for community is a core principle of all cooperatives, and, at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, that means giving back to groups that do so much to take care of those in need. Each year, REC awards grants to support emergency services, education and community...
