Our Story
Our History
Clay County Rural Telephone Cooperative was incorporated on May 25, 1950 to provide telephone service to small towns and rural areas. Many small exchanges were started in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s that eventually comprised our cooperative.
Cedric Ray, who was one of the charter members and a member of the first Board of Directors, was also the first General Manager of Endeavor Communications, and served in that capacity from 1950 to 1980. Other charter members and members on the first Board of Directors were Virgil Telgemeyer, Lloyd Chastain, Walter Meyer, Eugene Anderson, Oral McCullough, Ray Larkin, and Frederick L. Adamson.
Many area men and women volunteered countless hours to “sign up” their neighbors as members. Between 1955 and 1980, we acquired nine exchanges in an eight county area. We have grown to currently provide service to approximately 9,000 members. We also offer High Speed Internet, Television, IT Services, Security Solutions, Business Phone Solutions, and Wireless. These new additions prompted a name change to reflect our wide variety of services and our extended territories. In 2007 we became Clay County Rural Telephone Cooperative doing business as Endeavor Communications.
We’re Here To Serve You

Darin LaCoursiere
President & Chief Executive Officer

Justin Clark
Executive Vice President of Operations

Jodie Latham
Senior Manager of Finance and Customer Service

Elizabeth Cheatham
People Services Manager

Jay Watkins
Senior Manager of Strategic Planning and Engineering

Dennis Johnson
Senior Manager of Broadband Services

Kurt Spelbring
Director of Engineering and Construction

Steve Hurley
Director of Network Services

Elizabeth Meyer
Senior Manager of Marketing and Sales

Matt Emmerich
Engineering Supervisor

Stacey Garrison
Customer Support Representative Supervisor
Community Involvement
How Can We Help?
Looking for donations to your organization or have a project you would like us to be involved in?
We like to help the communities we serve.
Fill out our Donation Request Form and let us know how we can help!
Become a Member
We offer outstanding and reliable service for members of our cooperative.
Need to cook-out for your event?
Borrow the Endeavor Grill.