{"id":38227,"date":"2023-10-06T03:20:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T10:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/?page_id=38227"},"modified":"2023-10-07T19:23:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T02:23:46","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/about-us\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"news-list\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39721\" class=\"post-39721 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/lee-to-retire-as-chief-executive-of-mec-new-ceo-announced\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-640x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-1280x1600.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-272x340.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-ODEC-2023-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 13, 2024 at 6:14 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">John C. Lee Jr. to Retire as Chief Executive of MEC; New CEO Announced<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">John C. Lee Jr., president and CEO of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and EMPOWER Broadband, will retire from his duties at both effective June 30. The MEC and EMPOWER boards of directors have appointed MEC and EMPOWER Chief Operating Officer Casey Logan as the incoming president and CEO, effective July 1.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39675\" class=\"post-39675 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-implements-brand-refresh\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Graphic-for-Brand-Refresh-article-800x650.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"MEC Logo 2024\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Graphic-for-Brand-Refresh-article-800x650.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Graphic-for-Brand-Refresh-article-340x276.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Graphic-for-Brand-Refresh-article.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>January 3, 2024 at 3:46 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Implements Brand Refresh<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39503\" class=\"post-39503 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-linemen-volunteer-to-help-electrify-guatemalan-village\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-and-Jason-with-Guat-linemen-IMG-6189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-and-Jason-with-Guat-linemen-IMG-6189.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-and-Jason-with-Guat-linemen-IMG-6189-340x192.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>December 27, 2023 at 4:27 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Linemen Volunteer to Help Electrify Guatemalan Village<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative linemen Mark Bandy and Jason Holley volunteered this past October to join the United We Light: Project Guatemala team to help bring light to the lives of 500 residents in a remote and impoverished rural village in northwestern Guatemala.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38472\" class=\"post-38472 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-surplus-auction-2\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-600x800.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Truck1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-255x340.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Truck1-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>September 21, 2023 at 9:34 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Surplus Auction<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38461\" class=\"post-38461 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-president-ceo-recognized-for-service-on-aces-board\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-Presented-Plaque-ACES_0-800x735.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"John Lee Presented Plaque ACES\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-Presented-Plaque-ACES_0-800x735.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-Presented-Plaque-ACES_0-340x312.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-Presented-Plaque-ACES_0.jpg 1370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>September 18, 2023 at 9:27 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC President &#038; CEO Recognized for Service on ACES Board<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38459\" class=\"post-38459 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/guy-tapped-to-lead-energy-bar-association\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-640x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jim Guy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-1280x1600.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-272x340.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>September 12, 2023 at 9:20 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Guy Tapped to Lead Energy Bar Association<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38457\" class=\"post-38457 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/chase-city-elementary-accelerated-readers-recognized\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"576\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4549_Edited.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chase City Elementary Accelerated Readers Recognized\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4549_Edited.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4549_Edited-340x227.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 26, 2023 at 9:14 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Chase City Elementary Accelerated Readers Recognized<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38455\" class=\"post-38455 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/john-c-lee-recognized-at-gaff-n-go-rodeo-as-being-instrumental-in-leading-the-event-to-great-heights\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-with-Sculpture-800x760.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"John Lee with Sculpture\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-with-Sculpture-800x760.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-with-Sculpture-340x323.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-with-Sculpture.jpg 1466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 5, 2023 at 9:09 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">John C. Lee Recognized at Gaff-n-Go Rodeo as Being Instrumental in Leading the Event to Great Heights<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38453\" class=\"post-38453 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-lineworkers-compete-in-gaff-n-go-lineworker-rodeo\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230520_210424-800x370.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"MEC Lineworkers Compete in Gaff-n-Go Lineworker Rodeo\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230520_210424-800x370.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230520_210424-1600x739.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230520_210424-340x157.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230520_210424-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230520_210424-2048x946.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 23, 2023 at 8:56 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Lineworkers Compete in Gaff-n-Go Lineworker Rodeo<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38451\" class=\"post-38451 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/lee-delivers-commencement-address\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom 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bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 8, 2023 at 8:53 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Lee Delivers Commencement Address<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38443\" class=\"post-38443 hwcp-news-releases 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https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warren-Matthews-resized-900x599-3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 1, 2023 at 8:49 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Arbor Day Foundation Recognizes Mecklenburg Electric as Certified 2023 Tree Line USA Utility<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38442\" class=\"post-38442 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-contract-crew-rescues-man\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Asplundh-IMG_2839-CMYK-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"MEC Contract Crew Rescues Man\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Asplundh-IMG_2839-CMYK-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Asplundh-IMG_2839-CMYK-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Asplundh-IMG_2839-CMYK.jpg 1425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>April 4, 2023 at 8:45 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Contract Crew Rescues Man<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- 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hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/gallagher-names-mec-a-best-in-class-employer\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1433edited-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gallagher Names MEC a Best-In-Class Employer\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1433edited-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1433edited-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1433edited-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1433edited-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1433edited-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 6, 2023 at 8:42 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Gallagher Names MEC a Best-In-Class Employer<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38439\" class=\"post-38439 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/john-lee-recognized-by-nreca-board\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-Receives-Plaque-NRECA-800x608.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"John Lee Receives Plaque-NRECA\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-Receives-Plaque-NRECA-800x608.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-Receives-Plaque-NRECA-1600x1216.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-Receives-Plaque-NRECA-340x258.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-Receives-Plaque-NRECA-1536x1167.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Lee-Receives-Plaque-NRECA-2048x1556.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>January 20, 2023 at 8:40 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">John Lee recognized by NRECA Board<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38438\" class=\"post-38438 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/monroe-solar-facility-nears-completion\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monroe-Field-Array-800x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Monroe Field Array\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monroe-Field-Array-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monroe-Field-Array-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monroe-Field-Array-340x191.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monroe-Field-Array-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monroe-Field-Array-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 15, 2022 at 8:37 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Monroe Solar Facility Nears Completion<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38437\" class=\"post-38437 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/board-meeting-minutes\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-139699014-1-800x531.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Board Meeting Minutes\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-139699014-1-800x531.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-139699014-1-1600x1063.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-139699014-1-340x226.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-139699014-1-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-139699014-1-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>September 21, 2022 at 8:34 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Board Meeting Minutes<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38436\" class=\"post-38436 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/gov-glenn-youngkin-appoints-mec-general-counsel-jim-guy-to-air-board\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-May-2022edited_2-800x742.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jim Guy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-May-2022edited_2-800x742.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-May-2022edited_2-1600x1484.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-May-2022edited_2-340x315.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-May-2022edited_2-1536x1425.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jim-Guy-May-2022edited_2.jpg 1856w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 25, 2022 at 8:31 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Gov. Glenn Youngkin Appoints MEC General Counsel Jim Guy to Air Board<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38425\" class=\"post-38425 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/arbor-day-foundation-recognizes-mecklenburg-electric-as-certified-2022-tree-line-usa-utility\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warren-Matthews-resized-900x599-2-800x634.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Warren Matthews\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warren-Matthews-resized-900x599-2-800x634.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warren-Matthews-resized-900x599-2-340x270.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warren-Matthews-resized-900x599-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 16, 2022 at 8:26 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Arbor Day Foundation Recognizes Mecklenburg Electric as Certified 2022 Tree Line USA Utility<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38424\" class=\"post-38424 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mecklenburg-electric-cooperative-named-top-virginia-employer-five-years-in-a-row\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/BestPlacesToWork_2022_Logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best Places To Work\" decoding=\"async\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 4, 2022 at 8:23 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative named Top Virginia Employer Five Years in a Row<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38422\" class=\"post-38422 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/lee-re-elected-to-represent-virginia-on-nreca-board\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"732\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/JLee_0-732x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"JLee\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/JLee_0-732x800.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/JLee_0-1463x1600.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/JLee_0-311x340.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/JLee_0-1405x1536.jpg 1405w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/JLee_0-1873x2048.jpg 1873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>August 9, 2021 at 8:22 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Lee Re-Elected to Represent Virginia on NRECA Board<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38421\" class=\"post-38421 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-director-recognized-for-advanced-leadership-certification\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peggy-Lee-500x700-1-e1702698407756.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Peggy Lee\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peggy-Lee-500x700-1-e1702698407756.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peggy-Lee-500x700-1-e1702698407756-340x340.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>April 30, 2021 at 8:20 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Director Recognized for Advanced Leadership Certification<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38420\" class=\"post-38420 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mecklenburg-electric-cooperative-recognized-for-seventh-consecutive-year\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8154edit-800x538-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Recognized for Seventh Consecutive Year\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8154edit-800x538-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8154edit-800x538-1-340x229.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>March 22, 2021 at 8:16 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Recognized for Seventh Consecutive Year<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38419\" class=\"post-38419 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/great-news-for-trying-timesmec-electric-bills-drop\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mec_bill_reduction_0-800x413.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"MEC Bill Reduction\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mec_bill_reduction_0-800x413.png 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mec_bill_reduction_0-340x176.png 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mec_bill_reduction_0.png 1381w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 3, 2021 at 8:13 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Great news for trying times\u2026MEC electric bills drop!<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38418\" class=\"post-38418 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-attorney-receives-co-op-service-award\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warren-Matthews-resized-900x599-1-800x532.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Warren Matthews\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warren-Matthews-resized-900x599-1-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warren-Matthews-resized-900x599-1-340x226.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Warren-Matthews-resized-900x599-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>August 7, 2020 at 8:12 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Attorney Receives Co-op Service Award<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38417\" class=\"post-38417 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/virginias-electric-cooperatives-proposed-amendments-to-virginia-state-corporation-commission\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"268\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/va-electric-coop-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"va-electric-coop-logo\" decoding=\"async\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>July 6, 2020 at 7:45 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Virginia\u2019s Electric Cooperatives Proposed Amendments to Virginia State Corporation Commission<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38407\" class=\"post-38407 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/2020-annual-membership-meeting\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"531\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Use with Press Release\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-4.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-4-340x245.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 9, 2020 at 7:42 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">2020 Annual Membership Meeting<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38406\" class=\"post-38406 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mecs-safety-coordinator-receives-national-certification-as-loss-control-professional\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box 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blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 28, 2020 at 7:31 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC\u2019s Safety Coordinator Receives National Certification as Loss Control Professional<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38405\" class=\"post-38405 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mecklenburg-electric-cooperative-recognized-by-virginia-business-magazine\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020_group_pic_meckeleccoop_resized-800x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virginia Business Magazine\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020_group_pic_meckeleccoop_resized-800x640.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020_group_pic_meckeleccoop_resized-340x272.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020_group_pic_meckeleccoop_resized.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 25, 2020 at 7:28 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Recognized by Virginia Business Magazine<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38404\" class=\"post-38404 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/rate-reductions-benefit-mec-members\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News-800x521.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Update News\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News-800x521.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News-340x222.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>December 30, 2019 at 7:26 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Rate Reductions Benefit MEC Members<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38403\" class=\"post-38403 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/2019-gaff-n-go\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group_resized_and_cropped-800x426.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gaff-n-Go\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group_resized_and_cropped-800x426.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group_resized_and_cropped-340x181.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group_resized_and_cropped.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 30, 2019 at 7:24 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">2019 Gaff-n-Go<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38402\" class=\"post-38402 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/empower-broadband-acquisition-of-bit-overwhelmingly-approved-by-members\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191114_174010_resized-800x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Overwhelmingly Approved by Members\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191114_174010_resized-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191114_174010_resized-340x191.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191114_174010_resized.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 22, 2019 at 7:22 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">EMPOWER Broadband Acquisition of BIT Overwhelmingly Approved by Members<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38401\" class=\"post-38401 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-among-cooperatives-to-enter-solar-projects\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"275\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-logo2xcut.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"new logo\" decoding=\"async\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 22, 2019 at 7:20 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Among Cooperatives to Enter Solar Projects<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38400\" class=\"post-38400 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-empower-broadband-brings-high-speed-internet-to-halifax-county\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"499\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bryan-and-Dwayne-for-Halifax-press-release-resized-499x333-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bryan and Dwayne for Halifax press release\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bryan-and-Dwayne-for-Halifax-press-release-resized-499x333-1.jpg 499w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bryan-and-Dwayne-for-Halifax-press-release-resized-499x333-1-340x227.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 22, 2019 at 7:18 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC-EMPOWER Broadband Brings High-Speed Internet to Halifax County<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38389\" class=\"post-38389 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-receives-usda-funding\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-3-800x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"MEC Receives USDA Funding\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-3-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-3-340x255.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 12, 2019 at 7:04 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Receives USDA Funding<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38387\" class=\"post-38387 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-director-michael-mcdowell-selected-southeastern-farmer-of-the-year\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/farmer_of_the_year-800x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Farmer of The Year\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/farmer_of_the_year-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/farmer_of_the_year-1600x1200.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/farmer_of_the_year-340x255.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/farmer_of_the_year-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/farmer_of_the_year-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>October 16, 2019 at 6:54 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Director Michael McDowell Selected Southeastern Farmer of the Year<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38386\" class=\"post-38386 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/cooperatives-work-to-join-forces-bring-fiber-broadband-to-southside-virginia\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group_photo_resized-800x534.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"group_photo\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group_photo_resized-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group_photo_resized-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/group_photo_resized.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>September 19, 2019 at 6:49 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Cooperatives Work to Join Forces, Bring Fiber Broadband to Southside Virginia<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38385\" class=\"post-38385 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/award-of-appreciation-presented-to-mec\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/brunswick_chamber_of_commerce_emergency_communication_system_resized-800x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brunswick Chamber\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/brunswick_chamber_of_commerce_emergency_communication_system_resized-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/brunswick_chamber_of_commerce_emergency_communication_system_resized-340x255.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/brunswick_chamber_of_commerce_emergency_communication_system_resized.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>August 22, 2019 at 6:48 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Award of Appreciation Presented to MEC<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38384\" class=\"post-38384 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/john-c-lee-elected-president-of-ncsc-board-of-directors\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"732\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/jlee-732x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"jlee-img\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/jlee-732x800.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/jlee-1463x1600.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/jlee-311x340.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/jlee-1405x1536.jpg 1405w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/jlee-1873x2048.jpg 1873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>July 9, 2019 at 6:46 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">John C. Lee Elected President of NCSC Board of Directors<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38383\" class=\"post-38383 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/line-technician-advocates-higher-education\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"682\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mitch_dejarnette_resized_and_cropped-682x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"mitch_dejarnette\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mitch_dejarnette_resized_and_cropped-682x800.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mitch_dejarnette_resized_and_cropped-290x340.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mitch_dejarnette_resized_and_cropped.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 28, 2019 at 6:44 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Line Technician Advocates Higher Education<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38382\" class=\"post-38382 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-celebrates-driven-by-responsibility-at-80th-membership-meeting\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3938_resized_and_cropped2-800x555.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"MEC Celebrates \u201cDriven by Responsibility\u201d at 80th Membership Meeting\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3938_resized_and_cropped2-800x555.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3938_resized_and_cropped2-340x236.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3938_resized_and_cropped2.jpg 947w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 28, 2019 at 6:42 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Celebrates \u201cDriven by Responsibility\u201d at 80th Membership Meeting<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38381\" class=\"post-38381 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mecs-empower-broadband-awarded-375000-tobacco-commission-grant\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"450\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-Installs-Fiber-450x675-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ben Installs Fiber\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-Installs-Fiber-450x675-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-Installs-Fiber-450x675-1-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 12, 2019 at 6:39 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC&#8217;s Empower Broadband Awarded $375,000 Tobacco Commission Grant<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38370\" class=\"post-38370 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/state-of-the-art-training-center\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-1-800x751.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"State-of-the-Art Training Center\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-1-800x751.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-1-340x319.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 7, 2019 at 6:20 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">State-of-the-Art Training Center<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38369\" class=\"post-38369 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-named-top-virginia-employerclimbs-from-18-to-15\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_group_pic_meckeleccoop_resized-800x534.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Group Pic Meckeleccoop\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_group_pic_meckeleccoop_resized-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_group_pic_meckeleccoop_resized-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_group_pic_meckeleccoop_resized.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>April 3, 2019 at 6:16 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Named Top Virginia Employer\u2026Climbs from #18 to #15<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38368\" class=\"post-38368 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-donates-truck-to-svcc\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/give-away_truck_to_svcc_resized-800x534.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"give away truck\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/give-away_truck_to_svcc_resized-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/give-away_truck_to_svcc_resized-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/give-away_truck_to_svcc_resized.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 8, 2019 at 6:14 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Donates truck to SVCC<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38367\" class=\"post-38367 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mecklenburg-county-resident-receives-the-electric-cooperatives-good-samaritan-award\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-800x516.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mecklenburg County resident receives\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-800x516.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release-340x219.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/use_with_press_release.jpg 852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>December 7, 2018 at 6:12 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Mecklenburg County resident receives the Electric Cooperatives\u2019 Good Samaritan Award<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38366\" class=\"post-38366 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/official-notice\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/official_notice.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"official_notice\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/official_notice.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/official_notice-340x192.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 29, 2018 at 6:09 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Official Notice<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38362\" class=\"post-38362 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-line-workers-receive-distinction-of-international-competition\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/participants_resized-800x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"participants_resized\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/participants_resized-800x575.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/participants_resized-340x244.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/participants_resized.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 20, 2018 at 5:52 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Line Workers Receive Distinction of International Competition<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38361\" class=\"post-38361 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/hurricane-michael\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018101395090209-600x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hurricane Michael\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018101395090209-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018101395090209-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018101395090209-255x340.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018101395090209-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018101395090209.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>October 17, 2018 at 5:46 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Hurricane Michael<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38360\" class=\"post-38360 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/empower-broadband-commemorates-first-home-fiber-connections-with-launch-celebration\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/john_and_david.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"john_and_david\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/john_and_david.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/john_and_david-340x226.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>September 26, 2018 at 5:43 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">EMPOWER Broadband Commemorates First Home Fiber Connections with Launch Celebration<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38350\" class=\"post-38350 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-selects-vice-president-of-finance-and-accounting\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/T-shirt-300x398-2-640x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"MEC Selects Vice President\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/T-shirt-300x398-2-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/T-shirt-300x398-2-272x340.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/T-shirt-300x398-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>July 30, 2018 at 5:37 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Selects Vice President of Finance and Accounting<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38349\" class=\"post-38349 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/local-youth-places-in-electric-cooperative-art-contest\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"645\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/grayson_hathaway_mull_resized-645x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Grayson Hathaway mull\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/grayson_hathaway_mull_resized-645x800.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/grayson_hathaway_mull_resized-274x340.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/grayson_hathaway_mull_resized.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>July 27, 2018 at 5:34 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Local Youth Places in Electric Cooperative Art Contest<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38348\" class=\"post-38348 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mecs-annual-meeting-celebrates-80-years-of-service-and-launch-of-co-op-broadband-initiative\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News-800x521.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Update News\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News-800x521.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News-340x222.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 26, 2018 at 5:31 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC\u2019s Annual Meeting Celebrates 80 Years of Service and Launch of Co-op Broadband Initiative<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38339\" class=\"post-38339 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/lee-elected-vice-chairman-of-ncsc-board-of-directors\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"571\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9105_cropped_0-571x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lee Elected Vice Chairman\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9105_cropped_0-571x800.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9105_cropped_0-1143x1600.jpg 1143w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9105_cropped_0-243x340.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9105_cropped_0-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9105_cropped_0-1462x2048.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9105_cropped_0.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 22, 2018 at 5:18 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Lee Elected Vice Chairman of NCSC Board of Directors<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38335\" class=\"post-38335 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/sinai-students-celebrate-arbor-day\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/0507181010a952-1-800x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"students celebrate Arbor Day\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/0507181010a952-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/0507181010a952-1-340x191.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/0507181010a952-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 29, 2018 at 5:14 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Sinai students celebrate Arbor Day<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38322\" class=\"post-38322 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-linemen-carry-on-winning-tradition\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9406resized-800x529.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Carry On Winning Tradition\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9406resized-800x529.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9406resized-1600x1059.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9406resized-340x225.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9406resized-1536x1016.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_9406resized-2048x1355.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 16, 2018 at 5:02 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Linemen Carry On Winning Tradition<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38281\" class=\"post-38281 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/dedication-of-wildcat-point\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/marcus_harris-800x509.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Marcus Harris\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/marcus_harris-800x509.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/marcus_harris-340x216.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/marcus_harris.jpg 1429w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 16, 2018 at 4:28 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Dedication of Wildcat Point<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38276\" class=\"post-38276 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-staff-meets-with-governor-at-power-line-school\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/clint_speaking_to_group.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Clint speaking group\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/clint_speaking_to_group.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/clint_speaking_to_group-340x226.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>March 26, 2018 at 4:19 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Staff Meets with Governor at Power Line School<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38265\" class=\"post-38265 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-receives-grant\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bob-Jones-secretarytreasurer-VMDAEC-1-800x578.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bob Jones secretary treasurer\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bob-Jones-secretarytreasurer-VMDAEC-1-800x578.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bob-Jones-secretarytreasurer-VMDAEC-1-1600x1155.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bob-Jones-secretarytreasurer-VMDAEC-1-340x245.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bob-Jones-secretarytreasurer-VMDAEC-1-1536x1109.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bob-Jones-secretarytreasurer-VMDAEC-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>March 13, 2018 at 4:15 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Receives Grant<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38263\" class=\"post-38263 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/marcus-harris-named-odec-president-and-ceo\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"457\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/marcus_harris_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"marcus_harris\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/marcus_harris_2.jpg 457w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/marcus_harris_2-243x340.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 27, 2018 at 4:10 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Marcus Harris Named ODEC President and CEO<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38258\" class=\"post-38258 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/virginia-business-magazine-names-mec-top-employer\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News-800x521.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Update News\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News-800x521.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News-340x222.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Update-News.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 7, 2018 at 4:01 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Virginia Business Magazine Names MEC Top Employer<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38256\" class=\"post-38256 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-partners-with-teachers-and-schools\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_1513edit-800x586.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Partners with Teachers and Schools\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_1513edit-800x586.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_1513edit-1600x1172.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_1513edit-340x249.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_1513edit-1536x1125.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_1513edit-2048x1500.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 7, 2017 at 3:58 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Partners with Teachers and Schools<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38253\" class=\"post-38253 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/news-releases\/mec-announces-plan-to-conduct-ultra-high-speed-fiber-broadband-pilot\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box 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class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>October 25, 2017 at 3:53 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Announces Plan to Conduct Ultra High-Speed Fiber Broadband Pilot<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38249\" class=\"post-38249 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a 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-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>August 18, 2017 at 3:32 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">MEC Receives States&#8217; V3 Veteran Certification Award<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38231\" class=\"post-38231 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a 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