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Four County EMC Will Grant More Than $19,500 To Deserving Teachers for the Bright Ideas Program's 17th Year
North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives, including Four County EMC, allocated more than $590,000 for classroom-based projects through the Bright Ideas education grant program for the 2010-2011 school year. Teachers can learn about the program and apply online beginning April 19 at www.ncbrightideas.com . more…

Area high school students participated in teambuilding activities during Four County's YLW.

Local Students Attend Four County EMC's Youth Leadership Weekend
Fifteen area high school juniors attended Four County EMC's third Youth Leadership Weekend held March 26-28 at the Cape Fear Scout Reservation in Bladen County. more…

Four County EMC and N.C. Electric Cooperatives Receives National Recognition for Bright Ideas Grant Program
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recently honored the North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives with a National Community Service Award for Youth Programs. more…

Four County EMC crews assisted in Virginia to help restore power due to a recent snow storm.

Four County Electric Sends Crews to Assist with Power Restoration to Sister Cooperative in Virginia
Four County Electric Membership Corporation sent 20 linemen and field crews to assist communities in Virginia (near Charlottesville) that were hit by a snow storm over the weekend. more…

McIntyre, Four County EMC Discuss Clean Energy Security Act
A key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted in favor of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy Security Act (ACES). more…

Certificate was awarded to the co-op and accepted by Four County's Board Pres. Franklin Williams.

Four County EMC Earns Safety Accreditation
Four County Electric Membership Corporation, which is headquartered in Burgaw, has received national recognition for its comprehensive safety program. more…

Look for the Energy Star label when purchasing your next appliance.

Save Energy, Save Money
For a limited time Four County will offer a $150 rebate to members to help offset some of the purchase price of an ENERGY STAR appliance. Effective on purchases made on or after January 1, 2009. more…

Kayla Keith 2008 Kay Yow winner poses with NC State mascots at the TSE recognition game in Raleigh.

Four County to Sponsor Middle School Students for Basketball Camp Scholarships
Four County Electric Membership Corporation is proud to announce two basketball scholarship programs for 2009, sponsored by North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives. Four County EMC will sponsor one rising 6-8 grade female student at the Kay Yow Basketball Camp at NC State University and one rising 6-8 eighth grade male student at the Roy Williams Basketball Camp at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. more…

Sampson County teachers from Union Elementary recieve Bright Ideas grants from Four County EMC.

Four County EMC Bright Ideas Grant Program Awards Over $19,800 to Local Teachers
Four County Electric Membership Corporation granted a total of $19,860 to teachers in Bladen, Duplin, Pender and Sampson counties through the electric cooperative’s Bright Ideas program. The money will fund 24 creative teaching projects that will benefit approximately 6,000 students in 16 different schools within the Four County EMC service territory. more…

Four County Annual Meeting draws a large crowd.

FOUR COUNTY EMC'S 59TH ANNUAL MEETING PROVES SUCCESSFUL
More than 2,500 people, including 1,065 registered members, attended the Four County EMC Annual Meeting at Pender High School Gym on Monday, October 13. Each member received a large reusable bag filled with a Saturday Evening Post calendar, two compact fluorescent bulbs, and a pen as a registration gift, and was eligible for many prizes, including the grand prize, a 2000 Ford-F150 pick up truck. Members learned about cooperative business practices and changes in the electric industry, and enjoyed community fellowship and musical entertainment by The Gospel Lites. more…

CALLING ALL TEACHERS…FOUR COUNTY ELECTRIC’S BRIGHT IDEAS DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 26
BURGAW, N.C.—Local teachers have until September 26, 2008 to enter their Bright Ideas for an opportunity to receive up to $2,000 in funding from Four County Electric Membership Corporation. more…

Four County Electric Restores all Outages Caused by Tropical Storm Hannah
BURGAW, N.C., September 6, 2008, 5:15 p.m. — Four County Electric Membership Corporation restored power to all 9,828 customers with outages caused by Tropical Storm Hannah with the exception of approximately seven individual customers by 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. Four County crews are working and will have all remaining customers restored by 6:30 p.m. this evening. Four County EMC thanks their members for their patience and cooperation during the storm. If any further outages should arise, please report them to 1-888-368-7289. more…

Congressman Mike McIntyre Visits Four County Electric Membership Corporation to Discuss Climate Change
Four County Electric Membership Corporation is urging consumers to open a dialogue with their elected officials in Washington, asking them to support a sensible energy policy that won’t result in excessive electric bills. more…

Electric Cooperative Members Campaign for Balanced Energy Legislation
A cleaner environment is a laudable goal, and so is reliable and affordable electricity. Four County Electric Membership Corporation is urging consumers to open a dialogue with their elected officials in Washington, asking them to support a sensible energy policy that won’t result in exorbitant electric bills. more…

Four County EMC Kicks Off Bright Ideas Grant Campaign
On May 1, North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives, including Four County Electric Membership Corporation, begin accepting Bright Ideas education grant applications. more…

Area Youth Attend Four County Electric's Youth Leadership Weekend
Fifteen area high school juniors attended Four County Electric’s first Youth Leadership Weekend held April 11-13 at the Cape Fear Scout Reservation in Bladen County. more…

Electric Lineman Technology Scholarship Program
Four County will provide to a selected student the opportunity to work toward attaining an Electric Lineman Technology Associate Degree. more…

Four County Electric Hybrid Converted to a Plug-In
On October 24, Four County converted a Toyota Prius into a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The conversion was completed by Hymotion, the conversion module manufacturer, and Advanced Vehicle Research Center, an automotive research and development company in Raleigh. more…

Four County EMC Grants Over $19,800 to Local Teachers Through Bright Ideas
Four County Electric Membership Corporation granted a total of $19,852 to teachers in Bladen, Duplin, Pender and Sampson counties through the electric cooperative’s Bright Ideas program. more…