Delaware Electric Cooperative Director Hunter J. Emory chairs the Region 1 business session at the NRECA regional meeting. (Photo By: Brian Mosier)
by Staff Reports Sep 13, 2022 | Connections
NRECA held its Regions 1&4 meeting on Sept. 6-8 in Indianapolis. Reported attendance was more than 1,200 participants, which was twice as much as the 2021 meeting at National Harbor, Md. The VMD cooperatives were well represented. John C. Lee Jr., president and...
A Firefly installer operates a bucket truck in rural Nelson County. (Photo Courtesy: Firefly Fiber Broadband)
by Staff Reports Sep 12, 2022 | Connections
The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission has signed a contract with the Department of Housing and Community Development, launching a $288 million construction project that will provide access to affordable, reliable, high-speed fiber internet to more than...
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...
by Staff Reports Aug 22, 2022 | Connections
Choptank Electric Cooperative and its subsidiary, Choptank Fiber, were awarded more than $23 million from the Maryland fiscal 2022 Network Infrastructure & Neighborhood Connect programs to continue broadband construction on the Eastern Shore. The new grant awards,...
Dr. Dale Cupp and his wife Cynthia (center) cut the blue ribbon to usher in RURALBAND internet service to his veterinary practice, surrounded by cooperative representatives, elected officials and other dignitaries. (Photo By: Steven Johnson)
by Staff Reports Aug 6, 2022 | Connections
August 5 was a red-letter day for Prince George Electric Cooperative, its RURALBAND subsidiary and especially for Dr. Dale Cupp, a longtime co-op member, who welcomed broadband access to his rural veterinary practice. RURALBAND brought high-speed internet fiber...
