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Getting Wild in Southern Maryland
New national wildlife refuge dedicated in Charles County March 2025 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer If you’re a northern long-eared bat or a dwarf wedgemussel residing in Southern Maryland, your life may have just improved. On Dec. 13, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Two Score and Seven Years Ago …
Abraham Lincoln museum celebrates 47th anniversary January-February 2025 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer What do Colonel Harland Sanders and President Abraham Lincoln have in common besides notable facial hair? For starters, they are both connected to the...
Being Ready for the Workday
Making the most of your personal time January-February 2025 story courtesy of Family Features From a regenerative bath to that first cup of coffee, early morning rituals have the power to heal, restore and fuel. They can leave you feeling accomplished, empowered and...
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...
Sun Up to Sun Down
Farm Bureau honors Southampton County couple May 2024 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer Community Electric Cooperative Board of Directors Chairman Jeannette Everett and her husband, M.L., recently made history. The couple is the first ever to receive the Distinguished...
Preserving the Past
Culpeper vineyards’ WWII museum continues to grow April 2024 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer WHEN YOU WALK INTO CULPEPER’S OLD HOUSE VINEYARDS’ DISTILLERY TASTING ROOM, it’s like going back in time to a WWII o fficers’ club in occupied France. Military memorabilia...