OUR COMMUNITIES
Small Town Celebration is an Annual Blessing
Once every year, massive agricultural machines roll into tiny Snow Hill, Md., where they park in the middle of town for a blessing from local clergy.
A View of History
IF YOU FOLLOW VIRGINIA’S POWELL RIVER WEST TOWARD THE TENNESSEE BORDER, you will eventually find yourself in majestic Powell Valley; a geologic wonder that boasts one of the most dramatic elevation changes in Virginia.
Over the Mountains and Through the Valley
PBS Appalachia Virginia can currently be watched in its service area through local cable providers, live streamed via the website: PBSAVirginia.org or the mobile app: PBS Appalachia Virginia, and accessed on demand at PBS.org or through the mobile app.
A Retirement Well-Earned
MEC electric car now part of Florida museum Jan/Feb 2023 An electric 1975 “CitiCar” believed to have once belonged to Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative was recently spotted in a South Florida museum. The old-school EV, which once thumbed its nose at the gasoline...
The Joy of Sandman
After a beautiful sunset in the mountains, the sky was pitch black in southwestern Virginia. Folks were packed around my grandfather and me like sardines, but it wasn’t fazing me. I was waiting. Waiting for the moment.
Pearls of Wisdom
NNEC’s newly elected board member, Jason Kenner, is responsible for the daily operations at one of Virginia’s largest oyster planters and harvesters.
A Helping Hand, A World Away
Concern for Community is the Seventh Cooperative Principle, and ODEC’s employees demonstrate it time and again
All Aboard Shenandoah Museum
Shenandoah Town Council purchased 507 First Street as a welcome center and to display items that showcase the N&W railroad, town history and the USS Shenandoah.
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.