LOUISVILLE, Ky. (August 13, 2026) – Kentucky Electric Cooperatives recognized longtime University of Kentucky agricultural leader Dr. Nancy Cox as its 2026 Distinguished Rural Kentuckian during the cooperative association’s 80th...
JOE ARNOLD Known for more than 60 years as the home of uranium enrichment, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is being prepared for a new...
Ahead of the May 12 primary election in Kentucky, Secretary of State Michael Adams is again partnering with Kentucky Electric Cooperatives on Co-ops Vote. Launched in 2016, the nonpartisan initiative...
The Kentucky Electric Cooperatives are committed to improving the quality of life in Kentucky. Our member electric cooperatives provide a high level of electrical service at the lowest possible price through a local, consumer-owned form of business. Kentucky’s electric cooperatives serve more than 1.8 million people in 117 of Kentucky’s 120 counties. In addition to providing a host of legislative, communications, and training services to Kentucky’s electric cooperatives, Kentucky Electric Cooperatives is affiliated with several organizations that serve Kentucky’s electric co-ops.
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53rd Annual Meeting Banquet - 1999 Distinguished Rural Kentuckian Wendell Berry, TIME's Hugh Sidey
Produced in 1999 by the Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives, the video tribute honors author, poet and farmer Wendell Berry as the recipient of the Distinguished Rural Kentuckian Award, the association’s highest honor. The tribute presents Berry as someone uniquely suited to the ...distinction: a working Kentucky farmer whose poetry, fiction and essays had, by that time, spent nearly four decades chronicling the struggles and enduring value of small farms, rural communities and the people who sustain them. The film emphasizes that Berry’s influence reaches far beyond Kentucky, with his writing and advocacy earning national and international recognition while remaining deeply rooted in the land and culture of his native state.
Produced in 1999 by the Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives, the video tribute honors author, poet and farmer Wendell Berry as the recipient of the Distinguished Rural Kentuckian Award, the association’s highest honor. The tribute presents Berry as someone uniquely suited to the ...distinction: a working Kentucky farmer whose poetry, fiction and essays had, by that time, spent nearly four decades chronicling the struggles and enduring value of small farms, rural communities and the people who sustain them. The film emphasizes that Berry’s influence reaches far beyond Kentucky, with his writing and advocacy earning national and international recognition while remaining deeply rooted in the land and culture of his native state.
Wendell Berry - 1999 Distinguished Rural Kentuckian
The 2027 NRECA Washington Youth Tour is
happening June 17–22!
New friends. Iconic sights. Big memories. One
unforgettable week in Washington, D.C.
Save the date. Your D.C. adventure starts here!
#WashingtonYouthTour #YouthTour2027 #KYYouthTour
The 2027 NRECA Washington Youth Tour is happening June 17–22!
New friends. Iconic sights. Big memories. One unforgettable week in Washington, D.C.
Save the date. Your D.C. adventure starts here!
#WashingtonYouthTour #YouthTour2027 #KYYouthTour
Blake Whitney, a Lexington native and longtime communications professional, has been named editor of Rural Electric (RE) Magazine, the flagship publication of the NRECA. We're proud to see another Kentuckian making a difference in the cooperative world.
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www.kentuckyliving.comIt was great to have Kentucky’s 2026 YLC delegate, Grant Seaton, share his story at our Statewide Annual Meeting luncheon!
Grant reflected on how the Washington Youth Tour, including the honor of participating in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, changed the ...way he thinks about leadership.
As Grant shared, leadership isn’t always about being in charge. Sometimes, it’s about helping others find the confidence to do something meaningful.
We’re proud to have Grant representing Kentucky and excited to see where his leadership journey takes him next!
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