Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and the Tennessee Valley Authority presented two $5000 STEM Grants this week to Drakes Creek Middle School and South Warren High School. Congrats! STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) Grants is a discretionary grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students who are…
Rural Electric Magazine announced their February photo contest theme is “Co-op Electric Vehicles.” The magazine is requesting photo submissions of how your co-op demonstrates and promotes EVs to your members. Submissions and voting will be open until February 28. You can see entries that Rural…
Congratulations to North Laurel Middle School Youth Service Center who was recently awarded a $1,000 grant from Jackson Energy’s Operation RoundUP Fund. The North Laurel Middle YSC provides key necessities (such as food, clothing, school supplies and medical assistance) to their students that may need…
Who receives the most by participating in the Honor Flight program? Is it the veterans who get to visit the war memorials in Washington, D.C., at no cost to them, or is it the volunteers who help make the trip possible? Joe Garland, a Jackson…
Shortly after midnight on Dec. 17, congressional leaders met behind closed doors at the U.S. Capitol to negotiate a last-minute budget deal that would prevent a government shutdown. What became clear by sunrise was that the deal also included the RURAL Act, a simple one-page bill…
SKRECC CEO Ken Simmons spoke to the Somerset/Pulaski Co Chamber of Commerce today about the co-op, the importance of community involvement and the co-op's People Fund (round-up program that awards grants to organizations in our communities). Chamber President and East KY Power Regional Production Manager…
Kentucky legislators work to pass critical bill Washington politics have become so polarized that it can be tough for Democrats and Republicans to come together to tackle big challenges. But that’s exactly what happened on Capitol Hill, thanks to dedicated Kentucky lawmakers like Senate Majority…
OWENTON, KENTUCKY – The Board of Directors of Owen Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Cobb as its next president and chief executive officer. Cobb boasts extensive knowledge and experience in the electric cooperative industry, including 30 years spent at Owen…
One of the presentations at 2019's KMSA addressed the best practices you could put in place to help your cooperative's presence on social media. This presentation was given by Kacey Harmeling, a graphic designer for Kentucky Living magazine, and Mary Lyons, Communication Office Coordinator at…
COLUMBIA, Ky.– Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ”LaVoy announced USDA has invested $55.3 million in four, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects in rural Kentucky. These projects, part of the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments, will create or improve…
