High School Juniors: Youth Tour Applications Available From REC
High School Juniors: Youth Tour Applications Available From REC Fredericksburg, Va. – Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s (REC) Youth Tour gives high school juniors an opportunity to learn leadership skills, hang out with peers from across Virginia, Maryland and Delaware - and have fun while doing it. COVID-19 has changed the usual Youth Tour routine, but REC continues to work other Virginia electric cooperatives to bring local students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Participants of the 2022
Attention Nonprofits: REC’s The Power of Change Funds Available
Attention Nonprofits: REC’s The Power of Change Funds Available Fredericksburg, Va. – Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) is dedicated to promoting change within our community, and this includes giving back to others who may have good ideas but lack the resources to fully carry them out. Twice each year, The Power of Change – which is funded by generous REC members – provides funds to nonprofits and charities across REC’s service area who have the potential to change our world for the better.
REC: Prepare Now for New Winter Storm: 1/14/2022
REC: Prepare Now for New Winter Storm Fredericksburg, Va. - Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) continues to closely monitor the weather forecast for a storm predicted to affect our service territory Sunday into Monday. While the forecast can change, several inches of snow, ice and sleet are expected throughout much of REC’s 22-county service territory. REC is proactively staging its workforce across the service territory to respond to outages should they occur. In addition, mutual aid
Kona Ice Very Thankful to the Community for Helping Exceed 2021 Fundraising Goal
Kona Ice of Culpeper, Locust Grove, and Warrenton set a goal to raise $5,000 for local schools, youth sports, and nonprofit organizations for the past year. In 2021, the local, small woman-owned franchise raised and gave donation checks for more than $14,000 to community organizations and is quickly gearing up for spring youth sports leagues and school fundraising events. “We like to showcase our giveback for a reason – as a reminder that we take FUNdraising very seriously for our local schools, youth
CCPS Mitigation Plan - Update January 10, 2022
On Monday, January 10, 2022, the Culpeper County School Board approved revisions to the CCPS Phase III Mitigation plan. Revisions have been made based on the most recent guidance from the CDC. Information that is underlined in the document is new and information with a line through it are sections that have been removed from the plan. CCPS Mitigation Plan - Updated Jan 10 2022 The plan is also posted on our website at www.culpeperschools.org
Gift of Hearing campaign
Help us give the Gift of Hearing Hearing loss affects 1 in 8 of us. That means we all likely know someone who is having some trouble hearing. But, did you know, untreated hearing loss is linked to dementia, cognitive decline and memory issues? To help, Wagner Hearing Aid of Culpeper is joining hearing care professionals nationwide in the Gift of Hearing campaign. Wagner will be gifting one individual, in our community, a set of ReSound ONE hearing aids. If you know someone who could benefit from better
REC Nears Completion on Final Storm-Related Outages
Date: Jan. 11, 2022Contact: Casey Hollins Managing Director - Communications and Public Relations (540) 891-5908, news@myrec.coop REC Nears Completion on Final Storm-Related Outages Fredericksburg, Va. - Just over 100 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) member-owners remain without power after devastating Winter Storm Frida knocked out service to more than 98,000 homes and businesses last week. Crews already have
Thank You
January 10, 2022 Dear Culpeper Friends, As the President of the Culpeper Toy Chest, I would like to acknowledge the following individuals and businesses that made the 2021 campaign a huge success. The GRAND NEWS… 4,251 toys and items were collected in Culpeper and distributed in Culpeper county through the Culpeper Toy Chest Program; through the Culpeper Community Christmas Basket, S.A.F.E. (Services to Abused Families) and C.H.S.S. (Culpeper Housing and Shelter Services), all staying local. Local
REC Crews Near Outage Completion after Historic Winter Storm
Date: Jan. 10, 2022 Contact: Casey Hollins Managing Director - Communications and Public Relations (540) 891-5908, news@myrec.coop REC Crews Near Outage Completion after Historic Winter Storm Fredericksburg, Va. - Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) crews, mutual-aid workers and contractors inched closer to restoring the remaining outages after Winter Storm Frida pummeled its 22-county service territory a week ago
REC Restores Power to 94% of Members after Storm : 1/9/2022
REC Restores Power to 94% of Members after Storm Fredericksburg, Va. – As of Sunday evening, about 6,000 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative member-owners remained without power after historic Winter Storm Frida shook the electric grid to its core. That total is down from a peak of more than 98,000 outages reported on Monday afternoon. Crews, contractors and mutual-aid workers worked through Sunday’s rain to replace broken poles, set new transformers, string new wire and make other repairs necessary to
REC Continues to Discover Significant Damage, Restore Outages: 1/9/2022
REC Continues to Discover Significant Damage, Restore OutagesFredericksburg, Va. - Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) crews, contractors and mutual-aid workers have replaced hundreds of broken poles and restored service to nearly 90,000 members after Winter Storm Frida. However, significant repairs remain to be made. As of Sunday morning, about 8,600 members remain without power.A few important notes:More than 900 individual outage events remain – many requiring at least several hours’ worth of
REC Restoring the Final 4% of Outages : 1/10/2022
REC Restoring the Final 4% of Outages Fredericksburg, Va. - As of Monday morning, less than 3,800 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) member-owners remain without power as a result of Winter Storm Frida, which dumped more than a foot of heavy wet snow in the majority of REC’s service territory. Vehicles are not able to access many of these locations due the wet conditions and downed trees with the repair crews walking miles to reach the damage. “We thank all the members so much for being so
Rapidan Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.: Win a 2022 Honda Racher TRX420
Rapidan Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - Rapidan Volunteer Fire Department has raffle tickets available for a 2022 Honda Racher TRX420 manual shift. Tickets are $50.00 a piece. There are only 250 tickets for this raffle and they are going quickly! All fees are paid for by RVFD. Expected delivery to Piedmont Power is early March. Winner need not be present to win. Drawing will be live on Rapidan's Facebook page. Drawing will be held after all tickets are sold. Cash or check only. Contact one of
Museum of Culpeper History Hosts Webinar on Slavery in Virginia: 1/10/2022
Museum of Culpeper History Hosts Webinar on Slavery in Virginia CULPEPER, VA: The Museum of Culpeper History will offer a free webinar on a little known and surprising chapter of history of slavery in Virginia on Thursday, January 20, at 5:00 PM. Historian Alan Shaw Taylor will share research from his book The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, which examines escapes by enslaved people from Virginia to British warships operating in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812, their resettlement as
REC Restores Power to 68,000 Members 1/6/2022
REC Restores Power to 68,000 Members Fredericksburg, Va. – As of Thursday evening, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) had restored power to more than 68,000 member who lost power after Winter Storm Frida dumped nearly a foot of heavy wet snow on the region earlier this week. Despite treacherous conditions and extensive damage, REC has restored power to nearly 70% percent of those affected by the storm. The crews continue to assess damage, make repairs and restore service as quickly and safely as
REC Restores Service to 75% Of Members after Winter Storm: 1/7/2022
REC Restores Service to 75% Of Members after Winter Storm Fredericksburg, Va. - Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) crews, contractors and mutual-aid workers have restored service to roughly 75% of member owners who lost power in Winter Storm Frida. At the peak of the storm, more than 98,000 members had lost power. As of this morning, about 26,000 remained without service. Crews have so far discovered more than 215 broken poles, and they continue to find additional ones at damage sites. REC
REC Urges Members to be Mindful of Safety Hazards as Outage Restoration Work Continues
Date: Jan. 6, 2022 Contact: Casey Hollins Managing Director - Communications and Public Relations (540) 891-5908, news@myrec.coop REC Urges Members to be Mindful of Safety Hazards as Outage Restoration Work Continues Fredericksburg, Va. - Safety is REC’s No. 1 priority, not only for employees, but for all member-owners. Inclement weather, such as the storm that affected REC’s service territory on Monday, carries many safety
REC DOUBLES WORK FORCE TO BATTLE STORM-RELATED OUTAGES
Wednesday | January 5, 2022 REC crews, contractors and mutual-aid workers have restored service to more than 30,000 member-owners who lost power in the historic Winter Storm Frida. The storm dropped more than a foot of heavy wet snow across much of REC’s service territory and brought wind gusts of 40 mph. Several hundred mutual aid workers from across the country have now joined REC’s workforce to make major repairs and restore service to the roughly 60,000 members who remain without power. Additional
Reminder - Vaccine Clinic January 7
REMINDER: The Rappahannock Rapidan Health District will be coming to Sycamore Park on Friday Jan 7, 2022 for a Pfizer vaccine clinic for those students 5-11 years old. This is an evening clinic, starting at 4:15pm in the Gym. Parents/guardians' presence is required for this clinic. All CCPS students, no matter which school they attend, are welcome to come for first or second dose vaccine. Here is the link to schedule your
Sports Equipment Giveaway!!
Come out and pick up some free gently used sports equipment Saturday, February 12th 1:00-3:00 pm Culpeper Baptist Church Donations accepted January 11th - February 11th For more info Text 540-360-1468 or email mom2momva@gmail.com
Culpeper Museum Offers Sweet Children’s Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 2021 Contact: Helen Thompson, Education Coordinator Phone: 540-829-1749 Email: education@culpepermuseum.com Culpeper Museum Offers Sweet Children’s Program CULPEPER, VA - The Museum of Culpeper History will hold its next Hands on History program the morning of Wednesday, January 12. Children aged 2-5 will use their favorite candies to learn fun facts about geology. Admission for participating children and their families is free
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