by Staff Reports Feb 27, 2023 | Featured Connections
After almost two months of negotiation and debate, legislators adjourned the 2023 Virginia General Assembly Session on Saturday without a budget. While some business of the Commonwealth is left unfinished, Virginia’s electric cooperatives had resounding victories and...
Chessa Trimble successfully climbs a utility pole.
by Jim Robertson, Staff Writer Dec 8, 2022 | Co-op News , Featured Connections , PC Featured News , Press Releases
Young women throughout Virginia challenged their determination to reach new heights at this year’s Girl Power Camp, hosted by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives, its member cooperatives and generous partners. On Dec. 2, several...
Jason Loehr addresses his first annual meeting as president and CEO of Southside Electric Cooperative. (Photo By: Laura Emery)
by SEC Oct 21, 2022 | Featured Connections
It was a sunny afternoon on Sept. 24 in Crewe, Va., as members gathered at the Hooper Park pavilion for Southside Electric Cooperative’s business-only annual membership meeting. Eighty-three members were in attendance, with an additional 2,608 members participating by...
From left, Andrew Vehorn, Lindsey Watson, Casey Logan, Rep. Rob Wittman, Gary Wood and Stephanie Kane meet to discuss co-op issues. (Photo By: Steven Johnson
by Staff Reports Sep 12, 2022 | Featured Connections
The VMD Association was pleased to host U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman for an informative meeting on Sept. 9 at association headquarters in Glen Allen, Va. Wittman, who has represented Virginia’s redrawn 1st District since 2007, is familiar with the co-op business model and...
From left, Jeannette S. Everett, Diana F. Beale and Jason B. Carr were reelected to the board of Community Electric Cooperative. (Photo By: Gregg MacDonald)
by Staff Reports Aug 22, 2022 | Featured Connections
Community Electric Cooperative’s 84th annual meeting was held in person and streamed on Facebook Live due to ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. “Due to continued safety concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s annual meeting, much like last...
Jeff Ahearn, CEO of Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative, addresses the annual meeting at co-op headquarters. (Photo By: Jim Robertson)
by Staff Reports Jun 20, 2022 | Connections Archive , Featured Connections
Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative held its annual meeting in person on June 4 with approximately 40 members in attendance. CEO Jeff Ahearn informed everyone that CBEC’s new Ironto substation and related advanced metering infrastructure pilot project have helped to...
