Montgomery – October 30 – Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri and Lane Bates, manager of the Haleyville Water Department were presented with a “check” representing the approval of a grant for the City of Haleyville for $450,000. The request for the funds came from both the city and the water department. The money will be used for resurfacing 6th, 7th, and 8th Avenues.

Keith Jones –  Director NACOLG  Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments

Representative Ken Johnson

Governor Kay Ivey

Mayor Ken Sunseri

Kenneth Boswell Director Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)

Lane Bates Manager Haleyville Water and Sewer

Heath King –  NACOLG  Community Development Specialist

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission has approved a $1,500,000 grant to the Tombigbee Electric Cooperative for the Haleyville Fiber Infrastructure Project.

This project will help install 99 miles of new fiber construction which will provide internet access to approximately 252 businesses and over 1,500 households in Marion and Winston Counties.

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