OUR COMMUNITIES
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...
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...
Breathing Easy
Testing for radon could save your life March 2024 Story courtesy of the American Lung Association Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer and a recent report reveals that it is detected at high levels in about 25% of homes in Virginia. The American Lung...
Pearls of Wisdom
NNEC’s newly elected board member, Jason Kenner, is responsible for the daily operations at one of Virginia’s largest oyster planters and harvesters.
A Helping Hand, A World Away
Concern for Community is the Seventh Cooperative Principle, and ODEC’s employees demonstrate it time and again
All Aboard Shenandoah Museum
Shenandoah Town Council purchased 507 First Street as a welcome center and to display items that showcase the N&W railroad, town history and the USS Shenandoah.
Youthful Connections
About two dozen youths from Virginia, Maryland and Delaware learned about cooperatives and the communities they serve as part of the 2022 Youth Tour, sponsored by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives.
A New Lease on Life
When Sherrie and Mourad Fahim bought a 120-year-old building in Barboursville, Va., they weren’t exactly sure what they were getting into.
Supply Chain is Top Priority for Co-ops
As summer storm season approaches, electric cooperatives are taking steps to deal with unprecedented disruptions in the supply chain for critical electrical equipment.