Open house to be held for Tallapoosa basin federal flood maps

January 23, 2023

MONTGOMERY – Property owners in parts of seven counties in central and east Alabama may be impacted by a proposed updating of federal flood insurance rate maps. A come-and-go open house this Thursday, Jan. 26 at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee will assist landowners in the Lower Tallapoosa Watershed area in determining if their property and […]

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Gov. Ivey awards $2.5 million grant to create jobs in Baldwin County

January 19, 2023

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $2.5 million grant to help a world leader in aluminum manufacturing and recycling build a plant in south Alabama and create 800 new jobs. Community Development Block Grant funds will be used to provide infrastructure required for Novelis Inc. to invest in a $2.4 billion facility in […]

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Gov. Ivey awards $3.4 million in grants to help sexual assault victims

December 21, 2022

MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $3.4 million to support organizations that assist victims of sexual assault across Alabama. The grants will enable the nonprofit agencies to provide a variety of services to victims, including advocacy, referrals, counseling and emotional support, safety services, assistance with navigating the criminal and civil justice system and […]

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Gov. Ivey awards grants to assist crime victims in Alabama

December 19, 2022

MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $5.6 million to help multiple agencies in Alabama assist victims of crime in their communities. The grants will assist 17 agencies in providing services to people in their regions who have been the victims of violent acts, abuse, robbery and assault, domestic violence and sexual abuse. Funds will […]

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Gov. Ivey awards grants to help low-income resident become self sufficient

December 16, 2022

MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $3.3 million for programs that help low-income residents become economically self-sufficient, alleviating poverty. The Community Services Block Grants will be distributed to 18 community action agencies to provide services to eligible individuals and families in Alabama. “Life’s curves sometimes cause people to be knocked down,” Gov. Ivey said. “The […]

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Gov. Ivey awards grant to bring new hotel, visitors to Cullman

December 15, 2022

MONTGOMERY— A Cullman water park has helped reel in a new hotel and restaurant that will provide new jobs for the city. Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded the city a $150,000 grant to provide infrastructure required for Cobblestone Hotels to construct a 63-room hotel on Main Avenue. The hotel, which will employ at least 15 […]

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Gov. Ivey awards grants to promote highway safety in Alabama

December 15, 2022

MONTGOMERY — They are rivals on the field, no doubt, but the University of Alabama and Auburn University are allies on the highway when it comes to public safety. Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a total of $3.4 million to help the state’s two universities and the Alabama Department of Public Health team up to […]

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Gov. Ivey announces grant to help Auburn police deter crime

November 14, 2022

MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $254,684 grant to assist the city of Auburn in battling crime and keeping the community safe. The grant, which will be used by the Auburn Police Department, is part of the Project Safe Neighborhood program and is designed to help police and organizations reduce crimes in their […]

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Gov. Ivey awards grant to help Luverne business expand, hire more employees

November 14, 2022

MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $500,000 grant to help a Luverne business expand and provide new jobs. The Community Development Block Grant will provide infrastructure necessary for Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Luverne to move to a new location in the south part of the city. The move will enable the company to retain […]

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Gov. Ivey awards grant to supply infrastructure for new veterans’ home

November 10, 2022

MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $350,000 grant to the Coffee County Commission to provide a home for Alabama veterans while creating more than 200 jobs. Infrastructure improvements through the Community Development Block Grant will help lay the foundation for the Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins State Veterans Home which is being built […]

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