Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation is guided by a six-member board compromised of representatives who receive electric service from the cooperative. These representatives are called “Directors.” They are democratically elected to three-year terms by the members of Nolin RECC. Although each one represents a district within the Nolin RECC service area, all six directors are elected to serve the best interests of the entire membership, not just their own district within the cooperative.
The boundaries of each district are based on member service location numbers and may be obtained from the Nolin RECC office or viewed on our service area map. Director qualifications and information on member voting can be found in the Nolin RECC Bylaws. The Nolin RECC board of directors typically meets the second Thursday of every month. Members who wish to attend a meeting must submit a request in writing. Contact your director using the form below.
David P. Brown is employed at Irving Materials, Inc. (IMI) in Elizabethtown and he also works on their family farm near Hodgenville. He and his wife, Michelle, have four daughters and three grandchildren. Mr. Brown began serving on the Nolin board in June 1994 and was elected chair of the board in 2003.
David P. Brown
Chair
District 4 Director
Gene Straney was elected by the members to the Nolin RECC Board of Directors in 1986, and currently serves as vice chair. He owns and operates G & P Construction located in Elizabethtown. Originally from Vine Grove, Gene and his wife, Kay, live in Elizabethtown and have two children and five grandchildren.
Gene Straney
Vice Chair
District 2 Director
A. L. “Buddy” Rosenberger is a Hardin County farmer who lives in the Rineyville area near Four Corners. Buddy and his wife, Carol, have two children and nine grandchildren. Mr. Rosenberger has served as a Nolin director since July 1978.
A. L. “Buddy” Rosenberger
Secretary-Treasurer
District 1 Director
Raymond E. “Rick” Thomas is a lifelong resident of Hardin County. He and his wife, Donna live and farm on St. John Road where they operate a diversified farming operation. Rick was chosen in 2004 as a Nolin Board member. In 2020, he was selected by the Nolin Board to represent Nolin as a Director on the East Kentucky Power Cooperative Board.
Raymond E. “Rick” Thomas
District 3 Director
Linda Grimes along with her husband, Coleman, and brother-in-law and his wife, own and operate Grimes Farms in LaRue County. Linda and Coleman have two children. Linda was elected by Nolin members to serve as Director of District 5 in June 2009.
Linda Grimes
District 5 Director
Lawrence Ireland was appointed to the Board in 1987 and elected to the Board by the Nolin members in 1989. Mr. Ireland owns and operates Ireland Heating & Cooling in Radcliff. He and his wife, Mayonia, have four sons, eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Lawrence Ireland
District 6 Director
Around The Co-op
District 5 – Hinton’s Orchard and Farm Market
Director, Linda Grimes
On Campbellsville Road near the LaRue County line in Nolin’s district 5 sits a destination for many local families. Hinton’s Orchard and Farm Market has long been a place where children taste their first strawberry and teens get their first job. Each year since they purchased the farm in 2006, Jeremy and Joanna Hinton have not only provided the community with a place to find a Halloween pumpkin or spring flowers, they have also established themselves as leaders and key contributors to LaRue County and beyond.
Before they were the owners of their current farm and business, the Hinton’s experienced growing up in families with deep roots in their communities. Jeremy is an 8th generation LaRue County farmer who was born near Magnolia. He was the only child born to parents who farmed beef cattle, row crops, hay and straw. He attended the University of Kentucky where he studied agriculture education. His mother was born into the Ragland family who are also prominent LaRue County farmers with a long history in the area. In fact, Jeremy’s grandfather, Roy Ragland, was instrumental in bringing electricity to LaRue County as one of the original directors of Nolin RECC.
Joanna’s roots are in Marion County where she was one of three children. While not farmers themselves, her dad and grandfather ran a farm equipment business. Joanna studied history at the University of Kentucky and was the first in her family to attend college. She began her career after college in the nonprofit sector working in a historic house museum and in historic preservation.
Joanna and Jeremy met through a mutual friend at UK and starting dating in 2000. They were married in 2002 and had the goal early on of owning their own farming business. They leased the Tommy Bennett Orchard for 2 years and then bought the farm where they have developed their current business in May of 2006.
Both Jeremy and Joanna reflect on the last 17 years on the farm as a time of continuous evolution. They also credit a talented team for helping to make it possible. While they started with growing and selling fall products, they quickly added fruit trees, strawberries, vegetables and flowers. They expanded their business by opening a market store in Elizabethtown in addition to their LaRue County farm market. They been active in both LaRue and Hardin County Farmers Markets and their farm is full of family-friendly experiences such as hayrides, a corn maze and their new jumping pillow. They host many school and other groups throughout the year and create a variety of delicious treats in their commercial kitchen.
In addition to their business, both Jeremy and Joanna are very active in the local community. Joanna has been involved in organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, Leadership LaRue and was just elected for her 11th year on the LaRue County school board. Jeremy has been active with groups such as the Kentucky Horticultural Society, Kentucky Horticulture Council, Feeding America board and he was just recently recognized for his service to the LaRue County Farm Bureau. They also volunteer with their church and children’s schools.
Joanna and Jeremy have three children, Jacob, Joslyn and Joel, who have always been an active part of the farm business with their parents. Jacob is currently a freshman at UK, Joslyn is a freshman at LaRue County High School and Joel, who his mom calls the farm ambassador, is in the 4th grade.
When asked what it means to them to be able to make a life farming and being active contributors to their community, both Joanna and Jeremy talk about how important it is to do their part in making the world a better place. They both share a sense of responsibility to others and the generations that will come after them, important lessons they hope they are passing on to their own children.
As residents, business owners and active contributors to their community, Jeremy and Joanna Hinton are fixtures in LaRue County. Beyond just providing a popular local destination for families to connect to each other and to the land that feeds them, the Hinton’s embody a spirit of giving that has impacts well beyond their farm.
