Galen R. Creekmore, Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) key accounts and member engagement representative, provided the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors on June 21 with an update on the Regional Internet Service Expansion (RISE) project.

RISE is an initiative of Firefly Fiber broadband — owned by CVEC — that has partnered with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC), Dominion Virginia Energy and the 13 Virginia counties of Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson and Powhatan.

Along with funds from the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI), Firefly’s RISE project will make high-speed internet available to more than 45,000 locations and 112,000 Virginians.

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