Barbara and Brandon talk with the 2023 Teacher Appreciation Award winners, Cheryl Ivey of Paris School District and Lana Muncy of Hector School District. 

If you've called into the AVECC office, there's a good chance you've talked to Member Services Representative Lead, Karen Stovall who was named the 2023 Employee of the Year by the AVECC employees. She sat down with us to talk about her time at AVECC and how she chose to celebrate the award, with her grandson. 

Did you know that there are only two Butterball whole turkey production plants in the United States and both are located in Arkansas? One in Huntsville and the other in our hometown of Ozark? We sit down with Andrew Lewka of Butterball's Ozark plant to talk about the impact Butterball is making in the River Valley and in the world. 

Sit down with us as we get to know Todd Barth. He shares about his childhood in Wisconsin, how he got into fiberoptics, his passion for photography, and why a lifesize poster of Bob Ross is in his office. 

Brandon Haberer grew up with AVECC in his blood. His family members helped build the cooperative from the ground up, and now Brandon carries on the family tradition as a member of the  AVECC Board of Directors. Brandon talks the importance of local people serving their local communities and even shares some stories of his days working at AVECC as an intern. 

The Waldron Gals, aka Crystal Ridenhour and Rachel Langley have worked in the lobby of the Waldron district office together for over 27 years. More like sisters than coworkers, Crystal and Rachel know their job and do it well. Most importantly, they have fun each and every day! 

 Matt Irving and David Copeland join today's episode to talk about the future of energy in Arkansas and across the nation with Today's Power Inc. We talk about how TPI is a vital tool for cooperatives and how they work with electric cooperative members on a daily  basis. 

EPISODE: "Are Vehicles Worth the Charge?" https://www.buzzsprout.com/1276013/11416448-are-electric-vehicles-worth-the-charge.mp3?download=true

Engineer Alex Dickerson describes what his daily life looks like at AVECC, his love of Mexican food, and his passion for hunting and fishing. 

Three River Valley high school juniors visited Washington D.C. for Youth Tour. Gabrielle, Garrett, and Robert share about their experience in the nation's capitol! 

From Youth Tour to full time employee, Emily Staton has been apart of AVECC for many years.  Learn more about Emily's path to the cooperative and how she has learned to love the cooperative way of life.