Changing Lives ‘Forever’

Changing Lives ‘Forever’

Tim Wright and Luke Swanson were SVEC’s representatives who spent more than two weeks with a Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives’ group in Guatemala.

SVEC Hosts Future Lineworkers

SVEC Hosts Future Lineworkers

The cooperative’s Winchester office opened its doors to about 40 students for its first “Day in the Life of a Lineworker” in October.

Generator Safety Tips

Generator Safety Tips

Never connect a standby generator into your home’s electrical system. There are only two ways to connect a standby generator to your equipment. STATIONARY GENERATOR An approved generator transfer switch, which keeps your house circuits separate from the co-op, should...

Too Attached?

Too Attached?

As internet services expand, co-op poles take on greater responsibility by Preston Knight, Communication Manager Call it a midspan crisis. As life changing as the advent and growth of rural electric lines and poles were in the 1930s, the ensuing decades would reveal...

The Cheese Ministry 

The Cheese Ministry 

Rockingham County ministry provides for both dairy farmers and people in need  June 2025 by Preston Knight, Contributing Writer Struggling dairy farmers needed a plan. Former Rockingham Cooperative’s Keith Turner offered something more. Hope. “Hope is a powerful...

June is Inspirational

June is Inspirational

This month is traditionally associated with weddings and graduations. There’s much to celebrate, many gifts and cards to buy, plenty of cake to eat, and lots of dancing.

Honoring Veterans

Honoring Veterans

The annual Military Appreciation/Living History Day at the American Military Heritage Museum in Stephens City, Va., will take place on Saturday, June 7.