The Legend of the Woodbooger
In Southwest Virginia’s Powell Valley, near the city of Norton, legend has it that a Sasquatch-like creature roams the hills, and it’s at least partially responsible for boosting the local economy.
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Concern for Community is the Seventh Cooperative Principle, and ODEC’s employees demonstrate it time and again
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OCTOBER 2022 by Laura Emery, Deputy Editor Say Cheese highlights some of our reader's submitted photos based on the theme of that issue. Check out the full gallery and submit your photo!Click image to view larger with caption:[gallery order="ASC" columns="3"...
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The Ag Education Connection
The Cooperative Living community uses farming backgrounds to connect with students who know little about agriculture.
Cooperative Cybersecurity
As cybersecurity threats continue to grow at home and in the workplace, it’s important to know what we can do, how we can work with others, and measures we can take to reduce our risk of cyber threats.
What’s up with Electric Vehicles?
Plugging in can make sense at a time of high gas prices SEPTEMBER 2022 by Susan Gilbert, Contributing Columnist Alarming prices at the gas pump are causing more people to consider moving to all-electric vehicles. Electric companies are on board with increased use of...
New Kid On The Block
During the quiet holidays of 2020, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve became the United States’ newest member of the National Park Service, joining more than 400 sites in every state in the union.
Dream Weavers
Cooperatives trace their roots to Scottish basket makers October 2022 In honor of National Co-op Month, it’s instructive to take a look at the roots of the cooperative movement. For that, it’s necessary to journey to the village of Fenwick in East Ayshire, Scotland,...
Youthful Connections
About two dozen youths from Virginia, Maryland and Delaware learned about cooperatives and the communities they serve as part of the 2022 Youth Tour, sponsored by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives.
High Tech To High Touch
Innovation isn’t happening just in computer labs or on satellites rocketing into space. Electric co-ops lead the highly technical electric utility industry in areas such as renewable energy and installation of smart meters.
Hero Health Dogs
Three thousand golden retrievers are participating in one of the largest animal health studies ever conducted.
Where the Dirt Path Leads
Rachel Garnett’s essay, entitled “Dirt Path,” is the winner of the Cooperative Living Collegiate Undergraduate Writing Award, sponsored by the Virginia Outdoors Writers Association.
Brothers on the Job
Teamwork matters at gas generation facility October 2022 Justin Wooley and Brent Pinkerton followed different paths to their careers at the Wildcat Point Generation Facility in Rising Sun,Md., but are both exactly where they want to be. “I was trying to be like my...
Brothers on the Job
Teamwork matters at gas generation facility October 2022 Justin Wooley and Brent Pinkerton followed different paths to their careers at the Wildcat Point Generation Facility in Rising Sun,Md., but are both exactly where they want to be. “I was trying to be like my...