The National Renewables Cooperative Organization on Sept. 16 named Mike Keyser as its new chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Keyser has served as CEO of BARC Electric Cooperative and BARC Connects since 2010. During Keyser’s tenure with BARC, the...
With the help of Firefly Fiber Broadband. Powhatan County continues to make strong progress toward extending high-speed internet coverage to all its residents and businesses. On Sept. 14, U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, and Virginia...
Powell Valley Electric Cooperative held its annual meeting on Sept. 18 at Hancock County High School in Sneedville, Tenn. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the safety of its members, the cooperative limited the social activities that are ordinarily...
A faster-than-expected rollout of high-speed internet service was one of the highlights of the Prince George Electric Cooperative annual meeting, held virtually on Sept. 27. In his report to members, streamed on Facebook Live, President and CEO Casey Logan said...
The VMD Association family was saddened to learn of the death of Mikel Sharp, a director at Powell Valley Electric Cooperative for 32 years. The New Tazewell, Tenn., resident died Aug. 9 at the age of 60 after a brief hospitalization. He spent many years as Claiborne...
Firefly Fiber Broadband, a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, has received $14.1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Reconnect Program. The long-awaited announcement was made Aug. 11 by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack....
