MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a total of $1 million in grant funds to the town of Lockhart in Covington County to repair its wastewater treatment facility, which was damaged by fire in April. The urgent need Community Development Block Grant will provide funds to for the town to construct a new concrete […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a grant totaling $115,179 to the Mobile County Commission to create a task force to combat gun violence and gang activity in Prichard. The funds from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods program will support a project by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office to take on […]
MONTGOMERY – A wide variety of items including recreational vehicles, automobiles, boats, tools, computers, restaurant and office equipment, furniture and more will be up for bid this Saturday in the latest online state surplus property auction. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will hold the auction from 8 […]
MONTGOMERY – The city of Dora will take a big step forward with redevelopment of a former coal mining site with help from a $1 million grant announced by Gov. Kay Ivey. The Walker County city will use the funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission to build a 250,000-gallon water tower at the site of […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants worth a total of just over $176,000 to better equip four state and local law enforcement agencies. “Our state’s law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to serve their communities,” Gov. Kay Ivey said. “I am pleased to award these funds providing these […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $500,000 grant to the city of Carbon Hill to replace old, brittle water mains that have experienced frequent leaks and caused water outages. The Appalachian Regional Commission funds will be used to replace the Walker County city’s most dilapidated water mains, which are 50 years old and […]
MONTGOMERY — Get the lead out of your feet or risk getting a ticket in the Southeast next week when ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ returns for a ninth year. ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ is a speed enforcement and awareness campaign that runs from July 13-19 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The goal […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $70,694 grant to the Jefferson County Commission to implement a substance abuse treatment program at the Jefferson County Jail. The program combines medication and counseling to help inmates overcome their addictions to drugs and alcohol. The County Commission will work with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $75,243 grant to the Montgomery County Commission to purchase computerized devices for sheriff’s office patrol vehicles. The mobile data terminals will give deputies access to up-to-date law enforcement information while on patrol. County commissioners expect the technology to improve response times, assist in operations targeting high-crime areas […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $6.3 million to help low-income Alabama residents reduce their home energy bills through the Weatherization Assistance Program. The 13 grants to community action agencies and local partners will be used to improve the energy efficiency and safety of homes, with a particular focus on households that […]
