OUR COMMUNITIES
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...
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
Savings At The Touch of a Button
There are several reasons why people are interested in cutting back on energy consumption — some are primarily motivated to save on their monthly energy bills while others may be more concerned about reducing their personal carbon footprint.
Avoiding Gridlock
Last year saw a record increase in electric vehicle (EV) sales, and experts are predicting that by 2035, many major vehicle manufacturers will only produce electric models.
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.