OUR COMMUNITIES
Heroes On the Clock and Off
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative lineworkers Craig Loving, Mark Evans and Martin Pinon recently found themselves putting one of the founding cooperative principles, Concern for Community, into action.
Flying High Again
A bald eagle returned to the wild in front of a crowd of nearly 100 onlookers last October at Smith Mountain Lake Community Park.
Keeping the Lights On
With Distribution Automation tools, electric cooperatives can detect an outage and isolate it in real-time from their control rooms before sending out field crews to repair damaged power lines.
Up and At It
Making school mornings more manageable October 2024 story courtesy of Family Features Getting a family up and out the door before the school bell rings is no small task. Sometimes, it can even seem impossible, especially when encountering unexpected events like a...
Filling the Gap with History
Wise County coal museum tells the story of a community September 2024 BIG STONE GAP, TUCKED BETWEEN POWELL MOUNTAIN AND LITTLE STONE MOUNTAIN along the Appalachian Straight in Wise County, Va., is probably best known for a series of books written about it by New York...
In the Black
Celebrating diversity in business August 2024 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer August is National Black Business Month, a recognition that began in 2004 when civil engineer, businessman, activist, veteran and author Fredrick E. Jordan, working with John William...
Standing Tall
REC receives Tree Line USA designation for 23rd year July 2024 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer Every year, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s Vegetation Management Team and contractors play a critical role in improving the reliability of its members. They remove...
An Elevated Work Ethic
CEC employees take service to another level June 2024 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer AN ELECTRIC UTILITY LINEWORKER’S JOB IS NEVER FINISHED. In addition to digging holes, using augers and setting utility poles, they also install, maintain, and repair electrical...
Hometown Hero
Choptank co-op directors meet MLB legend May 2024 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer It all began with a plan. Three Choptank Electric Cooperative board directors, and one director’s wife, were going to meet baseball legend Cal Ripken. “We are all big Orioles fans who...