Shallotte, N.C. – FOCUS Broadband held its 65th Annual Meeting of Members, Friday, October 7th, at Odell Williamson Auditorium. A total of $3,000 in cash prizes was given away and more than 2,000 members registered for the meeting.

Directors Julia F. Tripp (District 2), Justin Milliken (District 4), and H. Conrad Bryant III (Eastern Region) were each re-elected for three-year terms to the cooperative board. John W. “Buster” Dowless (Western Region) was elected to serve as Vice President and H. Conrad Bryant III (Eastern Region) was elected to serve as Secretary/Treasurer for FOCUS Broadband’s Board of Directors.

FOCUS Broadband Board President, Whitney King, spoke about the company’s name change and recent $1.5 million-dollar capital credit allocation. King also spoke about the cooperative’s continued commitment to improve and enhance services for their members, as well as the benefit of expanding into new areas, “FOCUS Broadband has had an exciting year, starting off with a name change and new look to emphasize our company’s mission to provide the best in internet technology. Broadband is our core service and the future of this company,” commented King. “Our commitment to providing fast and reliable internet to our members, paired with our focus on rural broadband expansion into unserved communities, made this year the right time to align our brand with our mission.”

CEO and General Manager, Keith Holden, spoke about the cooperative’s achievements over the last year and what’s on the horizon for FOCUS Broadband. “We are working now to build the foundation that will sustain this cooperative for the next sixty-five years. We are thankful for the growth our company is experiencing and excited about what the future holds for our members and for FOCUS Broadband. Moving forward, we plan to continue to seek out new opportunities that will allow us to grow our cooperative. By growing our cooperative, we are strengthening our cooperative.”