MONTGOMERY — A $1 million grant awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey will improve the lives of people in the town of Newbern in Hale County by reducing a health and safety hazard. The Community Development Block Grant will be used to provide sewer services for residents, many of whom have been depending on faulty septic […]
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $1 million grant to help bring new jobs and a readied workforce to west Alabama. The grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission, a federal-state partnership, will help convert part of a downtown Tuscaloosa building into an automotive workforce training center. Graduates of the training center could help […]
MONTGOMERY – The town of Harpersville plans to build a new baseball field with help from a $150,000 grant announced by Gov. Kay Ivey. In addition to the baseball field, the Land and Water Conservation Fund grant will help pay for amenities associated with the field including lighting, a storage building, a batting cage and […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Rainsville Police Department to upgrade its radio communications system. The department will convert to a P25 digital radio system, which will allow the department to more quickly and seamlessly communicate with other first responders in the area. P25, or Project 25, is a […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $500,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant to fund the construction of a soccer complex with four regulation-size fields in Loxley. The Billy J. Middleton Soccer Complex will include a paved access road and parking areas. The city will build a concession stand with bathrooms as an […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $144,500 grant to help fund infrastructure needed to accommodate new business development in the town of Fairview, including a restaurant that is expected to bring 30 jobs to the town. The funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will be paired with a $144,500 Community Development Block Grant, […]
MONTGOMERY – Thousands of items, including boats, cars, trucks, office equipment, medical equipment and furniture, will be up for bid starting this Saturday in the online state surplus property auction. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will hold the auction from 7:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12, until 6 […]
MONTGOMERY — Drivers who feel the need for speed can expect to see blue lights in the rear-view mirror next week when “Operation Southern Slow Down” begins Monday in five southeastern states. This is the ninth year for the regional week-long speed enforcement and awareness campaign that will run from July 14-20 in Alabama, Florida, […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $100,000 grant to the town of New Brockton for sewer upgrades that will facilitate new business development, beginning with a truck stop and convenience store. The Community Development Block Grant will fund the extension of sewer services to the planned location of MAXX Travel Stop at the […]
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $200,000 grant to assist the city of Henagar in repairing several streets damaged by tornadoes and further impacted during recovery efforts. The Community Development Block Grant Urgent Need award will be used to repair all or portions of four streets damaged by a pair of tornadoes that […]
