2014 Scholarship Application Deadline

2014 Scholarship Application Deadline

Applications are due on February 25, 2014 for the 2014 Foundation for Rural Services (FRS) Scholarship program, available to our local students through a partnership between Adams Telephone Co-Operative and the FRS.  This provides Adams Telephone member’s students an opportunity to apply for a $2,500 scholarship to any accredited college, university or vocational school.  Adams has participated in this program…
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High School Sophomores and Juniors Eligible to Win A Trip to Washington, D.C.

High School Sophomores and Juniors Eligible to Win A Trip to Washington, D.C.

Four area high school sophomores or juniors will win an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., June 13-20, 2014, in an annual contest sponsored by Adams Electric Cooperative and Adams Telephone Co-Operative. Interested students must complete a short answer application. After reviewing all applications, judges from each cooperative will select up to 34 applicants to represent the cooperatives at Illinois…
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Adams Employees contribute $9,212 to the United Way Campaign

Adams Employees contribute $9,212 to the United Way Campaign

Employees of Adams Telephone Co-Operative (ATC), located in Golden, IL, presented a check in the amount of $9,212.00 to Cheryl Waterman, Executive Director of the United Way of Adams County, Inc.  Representing all of the ATC United Way donors were Brad Bliven, Pam Leffringhouse, and Meredith Gibbs. This donation included a matching grant from CoBank, a national cooperative bank serving vital…
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Adams Telephone holds 61st Annual Meeting of Members

On August 29th, Adams Telephone Co-Operative held their 61st Annual Meeting of Members at their Cooperative headquarters in Golden, providing members with a unique opportunity to connect with their Cooperative and to celebrate sixty-one strong years in business. Approximately 700 people attended and everyone enjoyed a meal prepared by the Mendon Lions, business meeting, giveaways, and an evening of family…
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IRS FIRE Phishing

Below is an example of a phishing email purporting to come from the IRS concerning their "Filing Information Returns Electronically" system (FIRE). Hovering over the link we see that the destination ".com" website has no relationship to the IRS. The DO NOT CALL line arouses suspicion.
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