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Veterans find skills translate from military to co-op careers This month, we commemorate Veterans Day – celebrating America’s veterans for their sacrifice, their willingness to serve and their love of country.  There are shared values between those in the military and those who work for...
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Nineteen Alabama cooperatives sent 161 staffers – a combination of construction crews, service crews, right-of-way crews and safety specialists – to assist co-ops in Georgia and South Carolina as these areas grappled with the ruins from Hurricane Helene’s overpowering winds and rains. Helene made landfall...
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Tharptown High School rocketry team continues Franklin County’s success By Allison Law The state of Alabama is used to winning championships. So is Franklin County, population 30,000, a rural county nestled in northwest Alabama on the edge of the Bankhead National Forest. But Franklin’s champs...
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Bank’s program supports small businesses in rural Alabama A new initiative from investment bank Goldman Sachs is poised to support small businesses in rural Alabama,

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Daniel Moore, Painter of Legends

By Lenore Vickrey The final seconds were ticking down in the 2023 Iron Bowl, and Auburn fans could smell a victory inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. Their

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Falling for Rice

Quick, easy and comforting dishes for the busy fall season. COOK OF THE MONTH – Sylvia B. Clark, Baldwin EMC About six years ago, Sylvia Clark’s son-in-law

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Electric Cooperatives

Since 1936 electric co-ops have built 2.5 million miles of power lines across rural America – long enough to reach from the earth to the moon five and a half times.

From booming suburbs to remote rural farming communities, Alabama’s electric cooperatives are energy providers and engines of economic development. Statewide, electric cooperatives serve more than 1 million Alabamians in their homes, businesses, farms and schools. Their coverage spans approximately 70% of Alabama’s landmass.

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National Rural Electric Cooperative Assocition (NRECA)

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A look inside the Alabama Accordion Club. Featured in Alabama Living July 2018.

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Going to bat for bats

Toward the end of October, Halloween-themed bats of all shapes, sizes and personas will begin to appear on our sidewalks and front door stoops. Their

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