1936

FDR signs the Rural Electrification Act, which provides for REA to make direct loans to rural electric cooperatives 

WFEC is formed; 712 founding members meet in upstairs rooms of the Old Post Office Building in Graceville; William Walter Henley is WFEC’s first Board of Directors' President  

Claude H. Smith, of Milton, FL, is hired as Co-op’s first general manager; WFEC’s first office is located on Hwy. 90 in Marianna  

WFEC begins actual operation and receives first REA loan for 262 miles of line to serve 712 members; WFEC moves its office from Marianna to Graceville, next door to the Old Post Office; E.P. McClain, of Moultrie, GA, becomes the co-op's first engineer.

WFEC buys tract of land to build larger office south of Graceville

Construction begins on WFEC’s new office on the Cottondale Highway 

WFEC opens its new office.

WFEC members vote to divide service area into districts, and district boundaries are established;Claude Smith resigns after 14 years as General Manager; F.W. Warfel is appointed acting GM until the position is filled.

WFEC serves 9,626 members with 2,642.69 miles of line, averaging 3.64 consumers per mile of line.

WFEC celebrates its 40th anniversary 

U.S. government completes Coast Guard navigation station north of Malone. It is the largest account on WFEC’s lines. 

Alabama Electric Cooperative (now PowerSouth) agrees to buy and supply substations at Bascom, Campbellton, Chipley, and Graceville.

WFEC’s board of trustees meets with the Bonifay City Council about constructing a full service district office in Bonifay 

Jerry W. Smith becomes WFEC’s Executive Vice President and General Manager; co-op buys the old Chattahoochee Motor Company property for the site of an office in Sneads; the addition of 24-hour, seven-day service center eliminates the need for WFEC members to call the residence of the lineman on duty.

1987

The Co-op begins an in-house printing operation

WFEC’s new district office and warehouse on Highway 90 in Sneads opens December 5; members vote in favor of meter reading by employees instead of by consumers.

The Malone substation, constructed by Alabama Electric Cooperative, is added to WFEC’s distribution system 

WFEC’s new automated outage reporting system can handle approximately 500 calls per hour during major outages 

An addition to WFEC’s Graceville office is completed; the modifications include customer service facilities, a drive-thru window for bill payments, additional customer parking, a meeting room for community use and improved wheelchair access 

The co-op begins offering home appliances and electronics & satellite systems

William S. "Bill" Rimes becomes Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of WFEC; the co-op begins providing local dial-up Internet access.

The co-op begins offering High Speed internet – two way satellite