Oct 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have dispatched 48 professional line workers and equipment to Oklahoma and Mississippi to assist with outages related to natural disasters. Some of the Arkansas crews are traveling to Oklahoma to assist with outages caused by a...
Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Sept. 30, 2020 — Bradley High School Teacher Majesta Maxwell and Jasper Elementary School Teacher Courtney Farmer have been named the Arkansas Rural Education Association’s Teachers of the Year. The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have sponsored...
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...
