Craighead County Spelling Bee Winners Announced
The 2026 Craighead County Spelling Bee, presented by Craighead Electric Cooperative, was held February 5 at the Fowler Center and brought together some of the county’s top young spellers for…
Craighead Electric Awards 2025 Lineman Scholarship to Bay High School Senior
Jonesboro, Ark. (April 2025) — Craighead Electric Cooperative is proud to announce Kaden Hartley of Bay High School as the recipient of the cooperative’s 2025 High Voltage Lineman Scholarship. The…
Apply for 2025 Youth Tour
Calling all area high-school JUNIORS interested in a FREE trip to Washington DC!!Applications are now live for our 2025 Youth Tour. If you know a high school junior in our…
A petting zoo is one of the many fun activities at Jackson Farm in Black Rock.
Member Spotlight: Jackson Farm
If you’re looking for a fun and cozy way to spend a fall weekend, you should check out Jackson Farm in Black Rock. This charming farm has everything you need…
Pictured from left to right is Blake Massey, Ann
Marie Covington (undergraduate at A-State), Kyle Edmonds (USFS), Heather Custer (A-State graduate student) with a guano collector
Bat habitat update
It has been nearly a year since Craighead Electric Cooperative, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas State University, and others teamed up on a conservation initiative to help an endangered native bat species in Arkansas and the biologists working on the project have some exciting news to share.
Craighead Electric staff assist in the installation of an artificial bat habitat.
Craighead Electric Cooperative assists in endangered bat conservation
Craighead Electric Cooperative teams up with community partners to assist in the conservation of the endangered Indiana bat erecting new habitat for a colony located in the Shirey Bay Rainey Brake Wildlife Management Area near Strawberry.
Craighead Electric Cooperative Builds Solar Array in Brookland, AR
Craighead Electric Cooperative partnered with Today’s Power, Inc. (TPI) and the City of Brookland to build a 1-megawatt solar array in Brookland, AR.
Craighead Electric employees donate to local charitable groups
In 2018, the Co-Op Cares campaign was launched as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It is an employee-sponsored community fund with the mission to support various local charitable organizations. It does not receive any funding from Craighead Electric or its members. Employee contribution is voluntary, but Co-Op Cares currently benefits from over 90% employee participation.
Craighead Electric Lineman, Devin Tate, Aaron Yearta, Martin Dorton, and Aaron Dillehay install tornado sirens for the City of Brookland.
Craighead Electric Assists Brookland Install Tornado Sirens
Craighead Electric Cooperative recently assisted the City of Brookland in the installation of two tornado sirens.According to Brian Duncan, CEO of Craighead Electric, the effort is part of the cooperative’s…