FUNDS FOR PROJECTS IN CHRISTIAN AND HOPKINS COUNTIES
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS TOTALING NEARLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR HOPKINS AND CHRISTIAN COUNTIES. REP. BRENT YONTS OF GREENVILLE, A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE, SAID FUNDS WILL COVER SOME ROAD WORK AND EQUIPMENT COSTS IN HOPKINS COUNTY. $311,683 IN COAL SEVERANCE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR UPGRADES AND REPAIRS TO COUNTY ROADS WHILE $200,000 WILL GO TO THE FISCAL COURT FOR PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT INCLUDING REPAIR AND PURCHASE OF ROAD EQUIPMENT.
THE PENNYRILE AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE $459,150 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY