SEC continues storm restoration efforts
CREWE, Va – As of 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16, approximately 2,500 Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) members remain without power after the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Michael. SEC now has a more complete assessment of the overall devastation from this historic storm and continues receiving additional crews from neighboring utilities to supplement the nearly 185 […]
SEC continues storm restoration efforts
CREWE, Va – As of 12:45 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, approximately 2,900 Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) members remain without power after the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Michael. SEC now has a more complete assessment of the overall devastation from this historic storm and continues receiving additional crews from neighboring utilities to supplement the nearly 185 […]
Pirtle named to CTIA Board of Directors
Shentel joins trade association for wireless communications EDINBURG, VA – (October 16, 2018) – Shentel has announced that Willy Pirtle, Senior VP – Wireless, has been named to the board of directors of CTIA, a trade association representing the wireless communications industry in the United States. The association was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Shentel is […]
SEC’s storm restoration efforts continue after Hurricane Michael
CREWE, Va – As of 9:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 15, approximately 7,000 Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) members remain without power after the devastating effects of Hurricane Michael. “Hurricane Michael created devastation across the majority of our service territory,” said Jeff Edwards, SEC’s president & CEO. “Hundreds of fallen trees created miles of downed power lines […]
Extensive restoration efforts continue within SEC service area
CREWE, Va – Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) continues extensive outage restoration efforts from the devastating effects of Hurricane Michael that hit its service area on Thursday, Oct. 11. As of 11:00 a.m. Sunday, approximately 11,017 SEC members remain without power. Cooperative linemen, mutual aid and contract crews have been working tirelessly to restore power throughout […]
SEC continues significant restoration efforts after Hurricane Michael
CREWE, Va – Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) personnel worked tirelessly throughout Friday night to repair infrastructure severely impacted when Hurricane Michael tore through SEC’s service area on Thursday, Oct. 11. As of 9:45 a.m. Saturday, approximately 17,600 SEC members remain without power after the devasting storm. At the peak of the severe weather event, over […]
SEC service territory heavily impacted by Hurricane Michael
CREWE, Va – On the evening of Thursday, October 11, remnants of Hurricane Michael moved through the majority of the counties served by Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC), bringing extremely high winds, heavy rains and flooding — leaving devastation in its wake. As of 9 AM, approximately 31,000 SEC members are without power. At the storm’s […]
Smithfield Foods and Feed More Unveil New Tractor-Trailer to Expand Distribution in Rural Counties in Central Virginia
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Feed More, a hunger-relief organization serving 34 cities and counties in Central Virginia, unveiled a new refrigerated tractor-trailer to support the organization’s efforts to improve product distribution to the eight localities in the southern region of their service area, where almost 25,000 […]
Aviation Institute of Maintenance and Centura College Honored at the 2018 ACCSC Professional Development Conference
Aviation Institute of Maintenance and Centura College were honored with two awards by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) at their annual Professional Development Conference. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (October 8, 2018) – Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) and Centura College are pleased to announce that one of their long-standing leaders, Christine Cordek, […]
The Branch Group, Inc. Announces Certification in the Virginia Values Veterans V3 Program
A COMMITMENT TO HIRE AND RETAIN VETERANS As of August 2018, Branch Group and operating companies are now a Virginia Values Veterans V3-Certified company. They will be focusing their hiring and retention efforts to specifically hire and retain veterans. “We believe that veterans, including guardsmen and reservists, do and will continue to play an essential […]
