2023 Annual Meeting of WCEC Members
Over 275 members attended the Annual Meeting of Wood County Electric Co-op, Inc., (WCEC), held Friday afternoon, October 6, 2023, at Governor Jim Hogg City Park in Quitman. This was the first community event held under the new pavilion, and prior to the meeting the crowd enjoyed a lively concert featuring Low D and his…
Read MoreSmall Change, Big Impact
Wood County Electric Charitable Foundation Awards $65,573 in Grants The Wood County Electric Charitable Foundation (WCECF), through donations to Operation Round Up (ORU), recently granted a total of $65,573 to 7 deserving non-profit organizations. Since its founding six years ago, the WCECF has granted over $727,000 distributed amongst 91 local charitable organizations within Wood County…
Read MoreNotice of Planned Power Outage Wednesday, May 3
On Wednesday, May 3, there will be a brief planned power outage affecting about 1,500 meters in the Hawkins area beginning at 4:00 p.m. as we perform work on a substation upgrade. We expect this outage to last one hour or less, depending on construction work progress. Construction times and plans can never be exact, but…
Read MoreWCEC Awards $18,000 to East Texas Students
A panel of three independent judges recently awarded $18,000 in scholarships as part of Wood County Electric Cooperative’s (WCEC) “Power My World” program. Ten local high school students, residing within WCEC’s 9-county service area, will each receive a $1,500 scholarship towards a college education. Three students will receive $1,000 scholarships towards tuition for a trade/vocational…
Read MoreTwo Local Students Win Trip to Washington, D.C.
Two local students, Noelani Holly and Addison Marcee, were selected as winners of Wood County Electric Co-op’s Essay contest, earning an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. this summer. They will join more than 150 Texas teens on Youth Tour, June 11-19, 2023. Noelani is the 17-year-old daughter of Davion and Michelle Holly. She attends…
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