AVECC Scholarship Winner Kendell Friemel  joined us for an episode of The Next Greatest Thing podcast where she shared her plans for college, her thoughts on winning the AVECC scholarship, and her plans to someday help local farmers in the Arkansas River Valley. 

We sat down with Harper Faulkenberry, one of the inaugural scholarship winners. Harper reminisces about the process of applying and interviewing for the scholarship, his feelings when he won,  his plans for college, and how he wants to come back to his hometown and serve his community.  

Ozark School District Superintendent Jim Ford talks about how online learning is changing education, OHS's response to COVID-19, and his excitement for Wave Rural Connect to be available in his hometown. 

As an apprentice system operator, Katie Yell is always working to best serve the cooperative as a whole. Learn more about Katie's daily duties, her standout moments working for AVECC, and her plans to compete in an upcoming golf tournament with her coworkers. 

The concept and implementation of capital credits is unique to the cooperative business model. Today’s guest, Lauren Robinson, CPA, Arkansas Valley Electric Accounting and Finance Manger will help answer the common questions and misconceptions about capital credits and explain the process and the purpose of capital credits. 

Get to know, Arkansas Valley Electric Safety Coordinator, John Gossage, as he shares a behind-the-scenes look at his daily job duties, the impact his position has on AVECC as a whole, and why he kept his phone on loud ring during recording! 

Each year, AVECC crews treat rights-of-way with herbicide treatment.  AVECC right-of-way superintendent, Chris Tedford and expert in herbicide sprays, Tim Jesus, manager of R & E Forestry, Inc.  explain the process, the reasons, and debunk common misconceptions about herbicide treatments. 

Cheyenne has been with Arkansas Valley Electric for two years as a Member Services Representative. In this episode, Cheyenne shares lessons learned as an MSR, her favorite workday candy (spoiler alert: It's ALL chocolates!), and  more! 

Let's talk. The moratorium, disconnects, DPAs, PrePay, capital credits, and more. In this episode about a lot of cooperative news and we also went Facebook LIVE. 

For 28 years, David Buck has served Arkansas Valley Electric members as a lineman and now as a Substation Coordinator. We sat down with David and discussed his time at AVECC, his roles as a substation coordinator, and his feelings on Lineman Appreciation Week.