by Staff Reports | Oct 11, 2021 | Connections
Greg White, who retired last year as president and CEO of Northern Neck Electric Cooperative, received recognition for his long and distinguished career as part of the Virginia Cooperative Council’s annual breakfast. White received the 2021 Cooperative Career...
by Staff Reports | Oct 11, 2021 | Connections
Due to the generosity of over 30,000 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative member-owners, 22 local organizations were recently awarded grants totaling nearly $93,000. Through The Power of Change, REC member-owners either round up their bill to the next whole dollar, make...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Sep 23, 2021 | Co-op News, Featured Connections, PC Featured News, Press Releases
With the help of instructor J.T. Jacobs, Shanoa Wright of Louisa County High School operates a hot stick at the Girl Power Camp. (Photo By: Jim Robertson) Eleven high school girls got a taste of what it’s like to be an electric utility lineworker at the first Girl...
by Staff Reports | Sep 17, 2021 | Connections, Connections Archive, Press Releases
Twelve lineworkers from electric cooperatives and municipal utilities have graduated from apprentice to journeyman status following completion of thousands of hours of extensive training. They completed their final Line Technician Apprentice Program-Step 8 class on...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Sep 13, 2021 | Co-op News, Featured Connections
The event, at the Gaylord National Resource & Convention Center on the banks of the Potomac River in Oxon Hill, Md., brought together about 300 co-op leaders and another 150 online from 15 states in the East and Midwest, organizers said. The regional is a milepost...
