AVECC Members Help Provide Area Agencies with $16,000
by: Barbara Jenkins, AVECC Multimedia Specialist Each year, Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation (AVECC) members can choose to participate in a community-focused program called Round Up for Change (RUFC). RUFC is a program where a member's utility bill will "round up" to the next highest dollar amount to help fellow AVECC members who need assistance […]
Fort Smith 10-year-old wins 2023 Arkansas State Spelling Bee
via: 5News Online Author: Micah Wilson March 27, 2023 FORT SMITH, Ark. — Can you spell pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis? Chances are you probably can't, but Woods Elementary student Zeeshan Anower can. Zeeshan Anower, a 10-year-old fifth grader from Fort Smith is the 2023 Arkansas State Spelling Bee champion. Like many his age, Anower has a love for […]
AVECC Continues Tradition with Wallace Milton Scholarship
The Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation continued a long tradition this week of supporting University of the Ozarks students through scholarships. Representatives from AVECC made a $3,500 donation to the University’s Wallace M. Milton Scholarship Fund on March 14. Those attending the presentation included (from left), U of O alumnus and AVECC board member Philip […]
Five Ways to Save Energy When Working from Home
By Abby Berry Today, more Americans are working from home than ever before. More time spent at home means more energy used throughout the day. If you’re punching the clock from home, there are small steps you can take to reduce your energy use and save on electric bills. Here are five easy ways […]
Wes English – Employee Spotlight
Wes English Pocola District Superintendent | 24 Years "I started working for AVECC as an apprentice lineman 24 years ago in my hometown of Waldron. It is special to be able to serve your friends and family. After a few years, moved into the role of a Serviceman where I served the Greenwood area, until […]
Dover Student-Athletes of the Week
Arkansas Valley Electric and Wave Rural Connect #StudentAthletesOfTheWeek are Dover Pirates Avie Reams and Landon Canfield. Avie is a senior center for the Lady Pirates and has attended Dover School District for the majority of her school career. “This year I definitely have become a lot better at my defense. Last year I was more […]
Stay Fresh: Five Tips for Better Indoor Air Quality
By Abby Berry We spend a lot of time indoors. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates the average person spends 90% of their life indoors. (I don’t know about you, but I suddenly have the urge to go for a long walk!) Additionally, our homes are becoming more energy efficient––they’re better insulated […]
Apply Today: AVECC’s 2023 Senior Scholarship Program
The spring semester is well underway, and high school seniors are already dreaming of caps, gowns, and a future beyond their classrooms. Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative (AVECC) is excited to announce that the Senior Scholarship is open for applications from March 1-17, 2023. AVECC welcomes high school seniors whose parents or guardians are AVECC members […]
Old Fashioned Family Favorites – The Co-op Cookin’ Show
Join Barbara and Emily, the multimedia team at Arkansas Valley Electric, as they put together a delicious, old-fashioned dinner. The recipes were each from Arkansas Living Magazines published in the 1980s. The Co-op Cookin' Show's mission is to honor our rural roots, spotlight recipes published in Arkansas Living Magazine through the decades, and introduce […]
Scranton Student-Athlete of the Week
Arkansas Valley Electric and Wave Rural Connect #StudentAthletesOfTheWeek are Scranton Rockets, Tara Williams and Wyatt Fox. Tara Williams, a senior and power forward for the Lady Rockets, has played for Scranton since the 9th grade. Tara shared, “It is really cool playing for a small town like Scranton. Everybody knows one another and everyone is […]
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas to sponsor 2023 State Spelling Bee
Little Rock, Ark. — Feb. 20, 2022 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas are hosting the 2023 Arkansas State Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 11 at the Arkansas 4-H Center in Little Rock. The public is invited to attend the event. Approximately 84,350 students from 422 schools in 55 counties across Arkansas have participated […]
We Need your Vote: AVECC Drone Team Entered in NRECA photo contest
The AVECC Drone Team recently entered a photo contest for the RE Magazine Photo Challenge. The challenge asks cooperatives to submit drone photos that "showcase co-ops and co-op life. The five entries with the most votes by February 28th, will advance to a panel of judges from RE Magazine, who will choose the winner. Please […]