MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $275,000 grant to the town of Shorter to fund infrastructure upgrades for an industrial development that will bring 30 new jobs. Shorter will use the Community Development Block Grant funds to extend water and sewer service and pave an existing dirt road at the site of the […]
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 […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $425,000 grant to the town of Blountsville to make emergency repairs to wastewater treatment infrastructure. The urgent-need Community Development Block Grant funds will be used to fortify the Blount County town’s wastewater treatment lagoon as mandated by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. On two different occasions, […]
MONTGOMERY – Due to popular demand and a high number of registrations, the Alabama Rural Health Transformation roadshow workshop in Montgomery is moving to a new location with more seating capacity. The workshop’s new location is the auditorium in Gordon Persons Building in downtown Montgomery. The Montgomery workshop will still begin at 9 a.m. on […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $266,660 grant to the city of Athens for road improvements at the site of a future supermarket that will employ 100 people. The city will use the funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission to make improvements at the intersection of West Elm Street and Lucas Ferry Road, […]
