EMPOWER Broadband Breaks Ground on $154 Million Project
EMPOWER employees were joined by Sen. Frank Ruff and Del. Tommy Wright, along with other state, regional and local leaders, for a groundbreaking ceremony held last week. Pictured, from left, are John Lee, president & CEO of EMPOWER; Del. Wright; Dr. Tamarah Holmes, director, Office of Broadband DHCD; Butch Hamlett, Charlotte County Board of Supervisors; David Jones, EMPOWER Board of Directors chairman; John Zubrod, Brunswick County Board of Supervisors; Rick Short, Halifax County Board of Supervisors; Glen Barbour, Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors; Sen. Ruff; Wade Boteler, National OnDemand and Joe Newton, Dominion Energy.(Photo by Jim Robertson, VMDAEC)

EMPOWER Broadband Breaks Ground on $154 Million Project

by | Nov 17, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

With several ceremonial shovels full of Southside Virginia soil on October 20, EMPOWER Broadband, Inc., commemorated a significant stride forward in leveling the playing field between rural and urban communities by launching a significant expansion of its fiber...
Brunswick Expansion Complete in Record Time
In 2019, county, state and federal dignitaries celebrated as USDA announced a $3.8M fiber expansion awarded to EMPOWER Broadband to serve southern Brunswick County. This highly successful project was completed this winter and brings high-speed fiber internet three years ahead of schedule.

Brunswick Expansion Complete in Record Time

by | Feb 27, 2023 | Connections

Following only three short years, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, along with its wholly owned subsidiary, EMPOWER Broadband, is pleased to announce it has met its obligation in the Connect America Fund II Auction to fully deploy fiber-to-the-premises in...
2023 Session Recap

2023 Session Recap

by | 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...
Dinwiddie County and RURALBAND Launch Universal Broadband Project
At the ribbon-cutting are Matt Packett, Dominion Energy; Lane Chambers, RURALBAND; Todd Graham, the Cameron Foundation; Dr. Tamarah Holmes, DHCD Office of Broadband; Casey Logan, Prince George Electric Cooperative; Harrison Moody, Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors; Dr. Mark Moore, Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors; Bill Chavis, Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors; Brenda Ebron-Bonner, Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors; Dan Lee, Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors.

Dinwiddie County and RURALBAND Launch Universal Broadband Project

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Connections

A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the RURALBAND Education Center’s opening and the Universal Broadband Project launch was held on Sept. 6 at the Eastside Enhancement Center in Dinwiddie County. Officials from Dinwiddie County and Prince George Electric...