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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...
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...
Laying It On The Line
THE VIRGINIA, MARYLAND & DELAWARE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES hosted its 19th annual Gaff-n-Go Lineworker Rodeo in May. More than 200 utility lineworkers from seven states, including North and South Carolina, New York and California, gathered at The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Va., on May 19 and 20 for the two-day competition, which also featured more than 60 vendor exhibits and a barbecue competition.
Protecting Our Protectors
Is someone in your family, or someone you know, an active-duty service member or military spouse planning a permanent change of station? Now is the time to help them protect their information online.
It’s All Water Over The Wheel
Craig County gristmill is a beacon of historic preservation.
Yeas for Neighs
The Chincoteague pony has finally been named the State Pony of the commonwealth of Virginia. Senators, delegates and the governor of Virginia made it official on March 27.
Closing the Book on Illiteracy
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library comes to Isle of Wight April 2023 A BLOW AGAINST ILLITERACY HAS BEEN STRUCK IN ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY. Smithfield Foods, in conjunction with the DeGood Foundation and other state and local partners, has brought singer-songwriter and...
Giving Back
REC donates parade prize money to food pantry in Orange