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 Steven Johnson, Staff Writer Jul 26, 2022 | Annual Meeting , Co-op News
The Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives has a new leadership team. Wade C. House, a director at Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, based in Manassas, has been elected as chairman of the VMD Association Board of Directors for...
President and CEO Gary Wood fields questions at the 2022 Central Virginia Electric Cooperative annual meeting. (Photo By: Jim Robertson)
by Staff Reports Jul 14, 2022 | Connections , Connections Archive
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative held its 85th annual meeting on June 22. Board Chair Kinckle Robinson called the meeting to order at Nelson County High School, while Bruce Maurhoff, CVEC’s chief operating officer, delivered the invocation. Robinson said CVEC’s...
From left, Bob Wilcox and Todd Butcher visit with a Meter School attendee about the Training Center programs. (Photo By: Jim Robertson)
by Staff Reports Jun 20, 2022 | Connections , Connections Archive
For the past 90 years, the North Carolina Electric Meter School and Conference has attracted meter personnel from the electric utility industry to present information on common problems, standard practices, procedures and new technologies. VMD Association instructors...
