Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Sept. 1, 2020 —Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) continues to be recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Arkansas in Arkansas Business magazine’s eighth annual contest. AECC has won the award three times over the past five...
Aug 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Aug. 31, 2020 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas are dispatching 132 line workers, 57 right-of-way workers and equipment to assist Beauregard Electric Cooperative of DeRidder, La. and Claiborne Electric in Homer, La. with power restoration...
May 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
This year marks the 20th anniversary for the THV11 Summer Cereal Drive benefiting the Arkansas Foodbank Network. It also marks the ninth year that Arkansas’ electric cooperatives have participated in the event. According to the Arkansas Foodbank, many children rely on...
Mar 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — March 10, 2020 — Teams from Grant and Madison counties placed first out of 42 teams from 16 Arkansas counties at the 2020 Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas and Arkansas 4-H SeaPerch Challenge on Friday, March 6. The event was held at The Center at...
Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Submersible remote-operated robots simulate real-world tasks Little Rock, Ark. — Feb. 25, 2020 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas and Arkansas 4-H will host the 2020 Arkansas SeaPerch Challenge, an underwater robotics competition on Friday, March 6 at The...
Feb 3, 2020 | Arkansas Living
Little Rock, Ark. — Feb. 3, 2020 — Thomas Sinclair, 10, of Garland County is the winner of the Arkansas State Spelling Bee that was held at Cabot High School on Saturday, Feb. 1. The event was sponsored by the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. Sinclair won the...
Jan 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Jan. 16, 2020 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas will sponsor the Arkansas State Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 at Cabot High School. The event begins at 9 a.m. Approximately 78,247 students from 500 schools in 60 counties across...
Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Sept. 12, 2019 — The boards of directors of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI) have selected Vernon “Buddy” Hasten of Rogersville, MO. as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of...
Aug 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Aug. 28, 2019 — Robert Smith of Bryant has been named director of engineering for Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC). Smith has been with AECC for more than eight years in roles pertaining to the maintenance and operations of the...
Aug 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Aug. 13, 2019 — Kathy Brantley, a first grade teacher at Quitman Elementary School, and Val Harp, a first grade teacher at Hackett Elementary School, were recently named as the 2018 Arkansas Rural Education Association’s Teachers of the Year. The...
