In Memoriam: Preston Shannon

A celebrated friend of electric cooperatives in Virginia has died. Preston Caperton Shannon, a longtime judge on the State Corporation Commission and a 2008 recipient of the Distinguished Friend of the Electric Cooperatives Award died Nov. 12. He was 96. A native of...

Culpeper Chamber Award Goes to REC

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative was awarded Large Business of the Year at the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce’s 107th Annual Meetings & Awards Banquet on Nov. 4. “REC is such a rewarding place to work because our mission goes beyond just keeping your lights on,”...

In Memoriam: Mereta Landes

Mereta Elaine Kiracofe Landes passed away on June 27 in Bridgewater, Va, at 104. Mereta had an amazing life. She was the 1990 recipient of the Unsung Virginian Award and the mother of co-op stalwart Hugh Landes, the former general manager of BARC Electric Cooperative...