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...
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...
When the Electric Cooperative Training Center opened in 2019 in Palmyra, Va., it was envisioned as more than just a place for lineworkers, technicians, system operators and substation operators to stay on top of their games. The expectation was that the center would...