Workers were busy installing a new roof Monday, February 19 as part of the renovation of the old Southern Homes Plant in Double Springs as new frames await the assembly line for single and double-wide manufactured homes. Winston Homebuilders acquired the property which had been sitting unused since Southern Homes moved to Russellville in 2014. The plant already has many workers hired and plans to hire a total of 150 to 170 people to turn out as many as 8 floors per day when it becomes fully operational. The company received a $400,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) to help in the planned $1 million investment to renovate and reopen the facility. According to Double Springs Mayor Elmo Robinson, “150 new hires is great news for the town of Double Springs, which has a population of approximately 1,000.”