VMD Training Center Gets Connected at N.C. Meter School
From left, Bob Wilcox and Todd Butcher visit with a Meter School attendee about the Training Center programs. (Photo By: Jim Robertson)

VMD Training Center Gets Connected at N.C. Meter School

by | 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...
REC Recognized as United Way ‘All-Star’ Supporter
From left, Larry Andrews, chief administrative & finance officer; Tracy Blevins, departmental assistance for public relations; Casey Hollins, managing director – communications and public relations; Lacey Lee, communications & public relations generalist; Lisa Farmer, strategy and risk management coordinator; and Andrew Joos, meter technician first class. They attended the Rappahannock United Way celebration and received an “All-Star” award for REC’s 2021 workplace campaign. (Photo Courtesy: REC)

REC Recognized as United Way ‘All-Star’ Supporter

by | Jul 14, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative was one of seven businesses to receive an “All-Star” award for their 2021 workplace campaign from the Rappahannock United Way. For the 2021 REC Workplace Campaign, between payroll deductions and special prize drawings, employees from...
Twelve Line Technicians Graduate from Electric Cooperative Training Center
A dozen lineworkers have graduated from the Electric Cooperative Training Center. (Photo By: Laura Emery)

Twelve Line Technicians Graduate from Electric Cooperative Training Center

by | 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,”...