Previous Press Releases

2011

November

  Nov 3   Kevin Ward Named Watauga/Avery Heating Fuels Manager

April

  Apr 20   Blue Ridge Energies Sponsors the Darrell Vines Memorial Scholarship

2010

January

  Jan 2   Mark or Dig Out Underground Propane, Oil Tanks for Faster Service

2009

April

  Apr 20   Blue Ridge Energies Employee Receives Top Honor

2007

August

  Aug 9   Blue Ridge Energies Employees Shine in Competition

2006

November

  Nov 21   100 Gallons of Propane Awarded by New Conover Business
  Nov 16   Open House Held for New Conover Propane Office
  Nov 8   New Blue Ridge Energies Propane Office Plans Open House
  Nov 6   Pressley to Manage Sales for New Blue Ridge Energies Propane Office

February

  Feb 7   Jordan Promoted to Heating Fuels Manager for Ashe County

2005

November

  Nov 22   Williams Promoted to Foothills Heating Fuels Manager

September

  Sep 20   Blue Ridge Energies Holds Open House to Celebrate New Services for Alleghany County
  Sep 1   Mississippi Receives Assistance from Blue Ridge Electric/Blue Ridge Energies

August

  Aug 8   Blue Ridge Energies Purchases Burns Oil, Inc. of Lenoir

April

  Apr 8   Blue Ridge Energies Announces Sale of Gasoline Division

March

  Mar 17   COO Named at Blue Ridge Energies

January

  Jan 26   Blue Ridge Energies Partners With Lenoir Fire Department

2004

November

  Nov 15   William Lenoir and Blue Ridge Energies Partner on Christmas Bike Project

August

  Aug 13   John Blevins Named Heating Fuels Manager at Blue Ridge Energies

2003

July

  Jul 11   Department of Labor Recognizes Blue Ridge Electric and Blue Ridge Energies for Safety

March

  Mar 28   Local Amoco Station Renamed BP
  Mar 27   Blue Ridge Energies Celebrates Spring with End-of-Season Sale

February

  Feb 20   Third Generation Owner Re-Opens, Expands Service of Balls Creek Home and Garden
  Feb 18   Williams Earns Degree, Receives Skill Development Award from Blue Ridge Electric

January

  Jan 2   Blue Ridge Energies Purchases Accugas Inc. of Lenoir

2002

August

  Aug 22   Lock-In Pricing for Propane Offered Through August 30
  Aug 15   Donation to School Partners Helps Kick Off the 2002-2003 School Year
  Aug 6   Greg Shook Joins Blue Ridge Energies

2001

October

  Oct 30   Show Brings Visitors to Catawba County
  Oct 29   Donation to Benefit Families with Young Children, Senior Citizens
  Oct 19   Blue Ridge Energies to Present Free Propane Safety Workshop at the Carolina Home Show in Hickory
  Oct 18   Blue Ridge Energies Announces Catawba County Personnel
  Oct 15   Blue Ridge Energies, BCW and Holiday Foods Raise Nearly $15,000 for MDA Charity

September

  Sep 5   Blue Ridge Electric, Energies To Hold Open House Saturday

August

  Aug 31   Energy Services Consultant Named At Blue Ridge
  Aug 21   Fixed Pricing Program Locks in Propane Prices For Blue Ridge Energies Customers

July

  Jul 10   Blue Ridge Energies Opens Hickory Operations/Business Development Office
  Jul 5   Blue Ridge Energies Names Armistead as Vice President of Motor Fuel Operations

June

  Jun 29   Blue Ridge Energies Signs Purchase Agreement with Carolina Energies, a Rutherford EMC Company

May

  May 15   Blue Ridge Electric, Energies Hold Open House

April

  Apr 18   Local Woman Wins Blue Ridge Energies Fuel Oil

February

  Feb 8   Blue Ridge Energies Helps Residents in Caldwell, Burke, Ashe and Alleghany Counties With Matching Funds Campaign
  Feb 7   Blue Ridge Energies Brings Propane to Sparta
  Feb 6   New Blue Ridge Energies Web Site Announced

2000

December

  Dec 13   Blue Ridge Energies, BCW and Holiday Foods Raise $15,000 for MDA Charity
  Dec 12   Chris Cox Joins Blue Ridge Energies

July

  Jul 7   Mike Bledsoe Named Operations Manager at Blue Ridge Energies

April

  Apr 18   Blue Ridge Energies Announces New Service to Catawba County

March

  Mar 10   Morganton Resident Named as Blue Ridge Energies Operations Manager

January

  Jan 24   Blue Ridge Energies Brings Propane to Ashe County, Ashe Oil Now Known As Blue Ridge Energies
  Jan 4   Blue Ridge Energies Finalizes Purchase of Ashe Oil

1999

December

  Dec 2   Blue Ridge Energies, Ashe Oil Sign Purchase Agreement
  Dec 2   Blue Ridge Electric and Blue Ridge Energies Combine Customer Service Offices, Open New Showroom

October

  Oct 8   Sherman Elected to ECO Board of Directors

August

  Aug 27   Blue Ridge Electric Subsidiary Brings Propane to Watauga County
  Aug 3   Board of Directors Approve Acquisition

1998

December

  Dec 8   Blue Ridge Energies Opens Morganton Office

October

  Oct 5   New Energy Provider Results from Joint Venture Between Four Investors