Family members, supervisors and others gathered on Jan. 27 in celebration of the completion of a four-year apprenticeship by 12 young line technicians representing electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. Graduating from apprentice to journeyman status requires...
The 12 most recent graduates of the Line Technician Apprentice Program, held at the Electric Cooperative Training Center in Palmyra, Va., all agree on one thing. “Safety is the number one thing in this line of work. It’s what brings you and your crew home each day,”...
Outside of the Electric Cooperative Training Center building in Palmyra, Va., on July 15, there is a lot of playful joking among the 13 graduates. While they prepare to part ways after four years of on-and-off training together, they’re aware that their paths may...
On Oct. 28, outside of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Electric Cooperative Training Center in Palmyra, Va., the Fluvanna Garden Club proudly presented its biannual Dogwood Award in a socially distanced ceremony. Founded in 1995, the Fluvanna Garden Club...
