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...
Jul 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — July 15, 2019 — Arkansas Electric Cooperatives were recently named to the Arkansas Foodbank Summer Cereal Drive Hall of Fame for the organization’s support and contributions to help the families and children of Arkansas. According to Rhonda...
Mar 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Training Program to Prepare Line Workers for Careers in Energy Little Rock, Ark. — March 26, 2019 — Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. has partnered with other utility companies, construction contractors, state agencies and community colleges to form the Arkansas...
