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...
Christopher Shipe, chair of the REC board of directors, addresses the 2022 annual meeting. (Image Courtesy: REC)
by Staff Reports Aug 22, 2022 | Connections
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative member-owners selected three of their peers to serve on REC’s board of directors. More than 15,000 people returned their proxy designation cards or participated in the virtual Annual Meeting, which was held Aug. 10. • In Region...
A dozen lineworkers have graduated from the Electric Cooperative Training Center. (Photo By: Laura Emery)
by Staff Reports Aug 6, 2022 | Co-op News , Connections
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,”...
