{"id":38248,"date":"2022-11-11T14:51:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/?page_id=38248"},"modified":"2022-11-21T16:14:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T22:14:18","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/about-us\/connect-blog-news-happenings\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"news-list\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39172\" class=\"post-39172 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/community-service-award\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CommunityServiceAaward2022-scaled-1-800x533.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"5 people wearing light blue shirts picking up trash outdoors as community service\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CommunityServiceAaward2022-scaled-1-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CommunityServiceAaward2022-scaled-1-1600x1067.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CommunityServiceAaward2022-scaled-1-340x227.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CommunityServiceAaward2022-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CommunityServiceAaward2022-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>July 19, 2021 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Community Service Award<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Now is the time to nominate someone for our Community Service Award<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39174\" class=\"post-39174 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/apply-for-the-foundation-for-rural-service-2021-youth-tour-to-washington-d-c\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_230599906-980x652-1-800x532.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"U.S. Capitol Building\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_230599906-980x652-1-800x532.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_230599906-980x652-1-340x226.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_230599906-980x652-1.jpeg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>January 14, 2021 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Apply for the Foundation for Rural Service 2021 Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Application Deadline: Thursday, April 15th, 2021<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39176\" class=\"post-39176 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/35-years-in-the-same-location\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/building-35-anniversary-800x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"NCTC office building\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/building-35-anniversary-800x512.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/building-35-anniversary-340x218.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/building-35-anniversary.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 8, 2020 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">35 Years in the Same Location!<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">June 22 will mark the 35th anniversary of NCTC\u2019s move into its current location.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39181\" class=\"post-39181 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/nctc-receives-second-grant-for-smith-county-broadband\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/USDA_logo-980x671-1-800x548.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"USA logo\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/USDA_logo-980x671-1-800x548.png 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/USDA_logo-980x671-1-340x233.png 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/USDA_logo-980x671-1.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>February 14, 2020 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">NCTC Receives Second Grant for Smith County Broadband<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">On February 13, 2020, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested $9 million in 4 high-speed broadband infrastructure projects<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-40306\" class=\"post-40306 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-featured news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/put-tech-under-the-tree\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"273\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nintendo-switch-lite.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nintendo switch lites on a desk\" decoding=\"async\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Featured, News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>October 21, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Put Tech Under the Tree<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">The latest gadgets make the perfect gifts<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-40312\" class=\"post-40312 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-featured news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/2019-annual-meeting\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"355\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-Annual-Meeting-sm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Clearview Bluegrass group\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-Annual-Meeting-sm.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-Annual-Meeting-sm-340x215.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Featured, News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>October 1, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">2019 Annual Meeting<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Plan to attend the NCTC 2019 Annual Meeting<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39186\" class=\"post-39186 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/building-communities-locally-globally\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM-324x340.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>July 2, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Building Communities Locally &#038; Globally<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39187\" class=\"post-39187 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/nctc-announces-1000-scholarship-winners\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"573\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scholarship-winners2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scholarship-winners2.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scholarship-winners2-340x194.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>July 2, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">NCTC Announces $1,000 Scholarship Winners<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">NCTC proudly congratulates the 6 outstanding area high school graduates who are recipients of the cooperative\u2019s annual scholarships.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39189\" class=\"post-39189 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/frs-scholarship-winner\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-Scholarship-533x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Halle Shrum and NCTC CEO Johnny McCalahan with $2,500 foundation for rural services scholarship check\" decoding=\"async\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 20, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">FRS Scholarship Winner<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Congratulations!<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39310\" class=\"post-39310 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/frs-washington-dc-youth-tour-winners\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"549\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington-DC-Trip-Post-e1670973005704.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Katelyn Davenport from Smith County High School and Katherine Foster from Allen County Scottsville High School\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington-DC-Trip-Post-e1670973005704.jpg 549w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington-DC-Trip-Post-e1670973005704-340x248.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 20, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">FRS Washington DC Youth Tour Winners<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Congratulations to Katelyn Davenport from Smith County High School and Katherine Foster from Allen County Scottsville High School.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-40315\" class=\"post-40315 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-featured news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/2019-small-business-of-the-year\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Merts-Gift-Gallery-post.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Merilyn Mert of Mert&#039;s gift gallery\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Merts-Gift-Gallery-post.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Merts-Gift-Gallery-post-340x211.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Featured, News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 8, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">2019 Small Business of the Year<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Mert's Gift Gallery and Southernglory Boutique brings the charm<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39313\" class=\"post-39313 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/broadband-builds-business\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM-324x340.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 7, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Broadband Builds Business<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">At NCTC, our daily business is providing reliable service for our customers \u2014 but in the big picture, we\u2019re also in the jobs business.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39314\" class=\"post-39314 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/multitasking\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"355\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girl-multitasking-post.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Girl sitting on couch with laptop, magazines, tv remote, and bowl of popcorn\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girl-multitasking-post.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girl-multitasking-post-340x215.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>March 6, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Multitasking<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Enjoying media today \u2013 how are you watching TV?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39317\" class=\"post-39317 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/watch-out-for-irs-scams\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"355\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRS-Scam-post.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Red phone next to small paper note with the text &quot;IRS Scam&quot; written on it\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRS-Scam-post.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRS-Scam-post-340x216.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>March 5, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Watch Out for IRS Scams<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">As the April filing deadline approaches, the Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to be alert to tax time phone scams where aggressive criminals pose as IRS agents in hopes of stealing money or personal information.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39320\" class=\"post-39320 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/broadband-opens-new-health-care-frontiers\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johnny_1-300x292-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>March 4, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Broadband Opens New Health Care Frontiers<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">When I talk to state and local leaders, they say they\u2019re pleased by what a broadband network can do in our homes, schools and businesses. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39323\" class=\"post-39323 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/service-for-all-generations\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM-324x340.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>January 14, 2019 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Service for All Generations<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">One thing that\u2019s great about our business is how our network can have a positive impact on so many people. Broadband benefits everyone from children to seniors \u2014 even if they use it for different things.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39328\" class=\"post-39328 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/2018-community-service-award\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bobby-Sircy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bobby Sircy holding community service award\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bobby-Sircy.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bobby-Sircy-340x227.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 20, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">2018 Community Service Award<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">For 32 consecutive years, NCTC has honored a deserving individual in the community who makes a difference in the lives of those around them. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39325\" class=\"post-39325 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/north-central-security-services-is-now-preventia-security\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"355\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Preventia-nctc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Johnny McClanahan shaking hands with Preventia owner Aaron Whitaker\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Preventia-nctc.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Preventia-nctc-340x215.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 20, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">North Central Security Services Is Now Preventia Security<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">North Central Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (NCTC) is proud to announce that as of November 1, Preventia Security will now be providing security services formerly provided by North Central Security Services (NCSS).<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39345\" class=\"post-39345 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/always-on\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-online-sm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"People sitting on a bench using smart devices\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-online-sm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-online-sm-340x149.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 8, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Always On<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">More than one-quarter of adults constantly online<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39344\" class=\"post-39344 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/thankful-for-world-class-broadband-in-rural-america\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM-324x340.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 8, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Thankful for World-Class Broadband In Rural America<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Lately, I\u2019ve seen many commentators and public officials paint our nation\u2019s digital divide with a broad brush. \u201cUrban areas have great internet connectivity, and rural areas don\u2019t,\u201d they say. I\u2019m thankful those people are wrong.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39331\" class=\"post-39331 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/2018-annual-meeting\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johnny-800x358.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Johnny McClanahan giving a speach at the annual member meeting\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johnny-800x358.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johnny-340x152.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johnny.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 8, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">2018 Annual Meeting<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">NCTC's 2018 Annual Members Meeting was held Saturday, November 3<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39353\" class=\"post-39353 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/rural-broadband-a-key-to-american-prosperity\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1064967911-sm-800x344.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hand holding a smartphone against a grass background\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1064967911-sm-800x344.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1064967911-sm-340x146.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_1064967911-sm.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 7, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Rural Broadband: A Key to American Prosperity<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Group study impact of broadband on rural prosperity<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-40317\" class=\"post-40317 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-featured news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/tune-in\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smart-tv-800x349.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Person sitting on couch with remote facing a smart TV\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smart-tv-800x349.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smart-tv-340x148.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smart-tv.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Featured, News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 7, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Tune In<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">TVs for Today's Viewing Needs<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39351\" class=\"post-39351 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/move-over-its-the-law\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/johnny-young2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/johnny-young2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/johnny-young2-340x152.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 7, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Move Over: It&#8217;s the Law<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Utility workers now covered by the move over law<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-40323\" class=\"post-40323 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-featured news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/get-smart\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"425\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smart-hub.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Smart home devices\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smart-hub.png 425w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smart-hub-286x340.png 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Featured, News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 6, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Get Smart<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">The latest connected devices supercharge your home<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-40319\" class=\"post-40319 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-featured news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/device-of-the-month\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sony-4k-blu-ray-800x312.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sony 4K Blu-Ray\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sony-4k-blu-ray-800x312.png 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sony-4k-blu-ray-340x133.png 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sony-4k-blu-ray.png 1014w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Featured, News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 6, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Device of the Month<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Sony's 4K Blu-Ray<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39355\" class=\"post-39355 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/groundbreaking-for-riddleton\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0521.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Members gathered for the Riddleton groundbreaking ceremony\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0521.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0521-340x227.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>September 20, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Groundbreaking for Riddleton<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">NCTC Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for Broadband in Riddleton<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39372\" class=\"post-39372 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/cooperatives-carry-a-remarkable-legacy\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM-324x340.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>September 4, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Cooperatives Carry a Remarkable Legacy<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Imagine the headlines if this happened today \u2014 a group of rural Tennessee residents raises money to build their own internet network because corporate internet providers determined their area didn\u2019t deserve coverage.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39374\" class=\"post-39374 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/your-wi-fi-signal\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"355\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Router-Post.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Graphic of a router\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Router-Post.png 355w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Router-Post-340x215.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>September 4, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Your Wi-Fi Signal<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">What's getting in the way of your signal?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39376\" class=\"post-39376 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/scam-alert\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"410\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scam-alert-2.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Scam alert\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scam-alert-2.png 410w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scam-alert-2-340x187.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>August 24, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Scam Alert<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Recently a person(s) placed several job ads on online job boards and print media listing an open \u201cCall Center Rep\u201d position.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-40330\" class=\"post-40330 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-featured news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/online-directory\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/On-line-directory2-800x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Laptop. tablet, and smartphone displaying the NCTC online directory\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/On-line-directory2-800x477.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/On-line-directory2-340x203.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/On-line-directory2.jpg 1055w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Featured, News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>August 2, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Online Directory<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Fast, Easy, Powerful<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39381\" class=\"post-39381 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/social-media-privacy\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"355\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Social-Media-post.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Graphic of signs saying &quot;Like,&quot; &quot;Tweet,&quot; &quot;Share,&quot; &quot;Photo,&quot; &quot;Music,&quot; &quot;Friend,&quot; and &quot;News&quot;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Social-Media-post.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Social-Media-post-340x215.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 26, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Social Media &#038; Privacy<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Social media use is growing.  But so are privacy concerns.  <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39378\" class=\"post-39378 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/are-you-well-connected\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM-324x340.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 26, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Are You Well-Connected?<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Stop and count with me for a moment. How many internet-connected devices do you have in your home?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39379\" class=\"post-39379 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/telemedicine-is-key-to-rural-health\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/telemedicine-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Woman on telehealth video call with doctor\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/telemedicine-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/telemedicine-2-340x243.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 26, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Telemedicine is Key to Rural Health<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Broadband internet access is making a real difference in the lives of people across rural America.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39383\" class=\"post-39383 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/johnny-mcclanahan-named-nctc-president\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM-324x340.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 20, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Johnny McClanahan Named NCTC President<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">The North Central Telephone Cooperative board of directors has removed the \u201cInterim\u201d title and elected to name Johnny McClanahan the permanent President and CEO of the cooperative.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39384\" class=\"post-39384 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/years-of-service\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Service-Awards-800x345.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Service-Awards-800x345.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Service-Awards-340x147.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Service-Awards.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 30, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Years of Service<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Thanks for your years of service<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39391\" class=\"post-39391 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/scholarship-winners\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scholarship-2018-800x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scholarship-2018-800x576.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scholarship-2018-340x245.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scholarship-2018.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 29, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Scholarship Winners<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Scholarships of $1000<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39386\" class=\"post-39386 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/frs-washington-d-c-youth-tour\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-Trip-1080x596-1-800x441.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-Trip-1080x596-1-800x441.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-Trip-1080x596-1-340x188.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-Trip-1080x596-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 29, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">FRS Washington D.C. Youth Tour<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Congratulations to Rachel Foster, Allen Co-Scottsville High School, and Kailey Holland, Red Boiling Springs High School.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39389\" class=\"post-39389 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/frs-scholarship-winner-2\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-Scholaship-800x478.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-Scholaship-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-Scholaship-340x203.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-Scholaship.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 29, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">FRS Scholarship Winner<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Foundation for Rural Services Scholarship<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38587\" class=\"post-38587 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/advertise-locally-on-top-rates-national-cable-networks\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"529\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCTC-Networks.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Logos for Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, The Weather Channel, HGTV, A+E, History Channel, Lifetime, Hallmark Channel, Paramount Network, TLC, TV Land, FX, USA, TBS, TNT, Nickelodeon, Freeform and Cartoon Network, as well as quality sports programming on ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports Tennessee, and SEC Network.\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCTC-Networks.png 529w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCTC-Networks-340x278.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 1, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Advertise Locally on Top Rates National Cable Networks<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Where do Americans go when they grab the remote control?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39393\" class=\"post-39393 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/improving-quality-reliability-of-calls\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"355\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/phones-connecting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"2 phones on a table facing each other\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/phones-connecting.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/phones-connecting-340x215.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>May 1, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Improving Quality &#038; Reliability of Calls<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">New Law aims to improve the quality and reliability of calls made to rural America.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39395\" class=\"post-39395 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/excited-about-the-future-confident-with-the-past\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JohnnyM-324x340.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>April 30, 2018 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Excited About the Future, Confident with the Past<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">When the NCTC board of directors asked me to serve as interim president and CEO, it was a request I didn\u2019t take lightly before accepting the opportunity to serve.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39396\" class=\"post-39396 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/2-8-million-usda-broadband-community-connect-grant\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Community-Grant-1-1080x646-1-800x479.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anne Hazlett, Mayor Nesbit, and George McDonald\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Community-Grant-1-1080x646-1-800x479.png 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Community-Grant-1-1080x646-1-340x203.png 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Community-Grant-1-1080x646-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 20, 2017 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">$2.8 Million USDA Broadband Community Connect Grant<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett recently announced that NCTC is the recipient of a $2.8 million USDA Broadband Community Connect grant.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-40337\" class=\"post-40337 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-featured news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/caller-id-spoofing\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"362\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spoofing-small.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spoofing\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spoofing-small.png 362w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spoofing-small-340x207.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Featured, News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>August 14, 2017 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Caller ID Spoofing<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Have you received calls lately from local numbers, and then you\u2019ve answered it because you thought it was someone you know?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39415\" class=\"post-39415 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/community-service-award-winner-2016\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"355\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Community-Service-Award1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Debbie Mason holding the community service award\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Community-Service-Award1.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Community-Service-Award1-340x211.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 28, 2016 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Community Service Award Winner \u2013 2016<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Congratulations to Debby Mason!<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39417\" class=\"post-39417 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/secure-your-online-world\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"382\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/laptop-password.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Laptop with login page displayed on the screen\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/laptop-password.png 382w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/laptop-password-340x196.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 3, 2016 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Secure Your Online World<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Simple, smart strategies for password security<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39423\" class=\"post-39423 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/announcement-phishing-scam\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"355\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scam.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scam.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/scam-340x239.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 3, 2016 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Announcement \u2013 Phishing Scam<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Urgent: Don't Fall for the ISP Malware Warning Scam<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39429\" class=\"post-39429 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/grant-for-trousdale-county\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"355\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiber-for-Trousdale-Co.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fiber for Trousdale County graphic\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiber-for-Trousdale-Co.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiber-for-Trousdale-Co-340x211.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>October 11, 2016 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Grant for Trousdale county<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">NCTC received $850,000 grant to bring broadband to parts of Trousdale County<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39431\" class=\"post-39431 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/north-centrals-gig-certification\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"675\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GigCert8764.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GigCert8764.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GigCert8764-340x180.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 1, 2016 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">North Central&#8217;s Gig Certification<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Speaking at the Lafayette City Hall, Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said broadband Internet access is critical for the future of rural development, and that NCTC is one of the telcos making it a reality.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39434\" class=\"post-39434 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/smart-rural-community\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/austin-schmid-R9IQ3IQBvlA-unsplash-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Green hillside of Lafayette ridge\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/austin-schmid-R9IQ3IQBvlA-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/austin-schmid-R9IQ3IQBvlA-unsplash-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/austin-schmid-R9IQ3IQBvlA-unsplash-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/austin-schmid-R9IQ3IQBvlA-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/austin-schmid-R9IQ3IQBvlA-unsplash.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>June 1, 2016 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">Smart Rural Community<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Lafayette receives national recognition as smart rural community<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39436\" class=\"post-39436 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/nctc-one-of-first\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/denny-muller-JyRTi3LoQnc-unsplash-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blue fiber optic cables against a dark background\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/denny-muller-JyRTi3LoQnc-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/denny-muller-JyRTi3LoQnc-unsplash-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/denny-muller-JyRTi3LoQnc-unsplash-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/denny-muller-JyRTi3LoQnc-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/denny-muller-JyRTi3LoQnc-unsplash.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>November 18, 2015 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">NCTC One of First<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">NCTC One of First To Be Nationally Gig Certified<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-39439\" class=\"post-39439 hwcp-news-releases type-hwcp-news-releases status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news-releases_category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/news-releases\/nctc-shows-congressional-staffers-why-were-a-smart-rural-community\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"news-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"355\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-NEW.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"NCTC employees on their their Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) Congressional Broadband Tour\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-NEW.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.nctc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRS-NEW-340x211.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">News<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-image -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>September 18, 2015 at 7 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title\">NCTC Shows Congressional Staffers Why We\u2019re a Smart Rural Community<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">NCTC showed United States Congressional staffers how we do it in rural Tennessee.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box-text -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .box 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