|
August 5, 2003, News Headlines.
Back to Main News Page
Grant - PSHH - Fatal Accident - Photo Catch
Click on any of the above topics to go directly to that story
Missed an earlier news item? Check our News
Archive.
Search
The Lewis County Herald site!
Type in a keyword(s) and then click "Search". |
|
Downtown gets $200,000 grant
| Downtown Vanceburg will see some direct
results of being a silver level Renaissance Kentucky Community with the announcement
Friday of a $200,000 grant. The funds will be used to pay for streetscape improvements
to Main and Second Streets in Vanceburg.
Governor Paul Patton made the official announcement Friday and said, "I'm pleased
to be able to provide funding for this project that preserves the history and enhances the
quality of life for the people of Vanceburg."
The project is part of Renaissance Kentucky, a program Governor Patton created in 1997
to assist communities in revitalizing their downtowns.
The funding is made available through the Transportation Cabinet's Federal-aid program
under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century as provided by the
Federal Highway Administration.
The Transportation Enhancement Program sets aside a portion of Kentucky's annual
Surface Transportation Program funds for projects or activities that add community or
environmental value to any planned or completed transportation project.
Each project must fall into one of 12 categories such as historic preservation,
landscaping, scenic beautification, pedestrian or bicycle facilities. Project requests
were reviewed by the Transportation Cabinet for eligibility and forwarded to the Office of
the Governor for selection. |
Dennis Brown/Lewis County Herald
Downtown Vanceburg will be receiving funding for improvements
to the streetscape thanks to a $200,000 grant made possible by Vanceburg's silver level as
a Renaissance Kentucky community. The grant was announced Friday by Governor Paul Patton
and comes from a portion of Kentucky's annual Surface Transportation Program funds for
projects that add community or environmental value to a transportation project.
Their selections are based on factors such as its benefit to the community and
environment, cost, the relationship of the project to tourism and historic preservation,
geographic distribution and the availability of matching funds. |
Back to Top of Page
PSHH open house Friday afternoon
| The Board of Directors and employees of
People's Self-Help Housing Inc. will host an open house Friday, August 8, from 1:30 to
3:30 p.m. at the Amy Lynn Rental Project in Tollesboro. Hot dogs, cookies and refreshments
will be served. Consisting of four new duplex apartments with Section 8 Project-Based
Rental Assistance, Amy Lynn is affordable to families with low and very low incomes.
The project has been made possible with low interest loans and a grant from Kentucky
Housing Corporation's Small Multifamily Loan Program and the Affordable Housing Trust
Fund. Labor costs were partially subsidized through the use of volunteer labor provided by
the Glenmary Farm. |
The new brick buildings are located in the
heart of Tollesboro on Hamlin Lane across the highway from Barbour and Son Funeral Home. Everyone
is invited to come and see People's Self-Help Housing's latest opportunity for safe,
decent and affordable housing.
PSHH has been providing quality, affordable housing in Lewis County since 1982 and has
constructed 180 new homes and developed and manages 87 rental units.
For more information about homeownership through PSHH call 606-796-6333 or 606-796-0811
for rental information, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. |
Back to Top of Page
Emerson woman died in Carter County
accident
| A two-vehicle accident on Ky. Rt. 2 in Carter County
resulted in the death of a Lewis County woman. Effie Ruth Richmond, 64, of Emerson, was
pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, about five miles north of Olive Hill.
Mrs. Richmond was a passenger in a Ford Ranger pickup truck, which was operated by her
husband Claudie Richmond. |
A spokesman with the Carter County Sheriff's Department
said the pickup was traveling south on the roadway when it was struck head on by a
northbound 1992 Lexus operated by Anthony Strachen of Miami, Fla. The accident happened
July 27 about 6:30 p.m. Mr. Richmond was airlifted to Cabell Huntington Hospital in
Huntington, West Virginia, where he was treated for multiple injuries. Strachen was
transported to St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead for treatment. |
Back to Top of Page
Photo Catch
 Dennis Brown/Lewis County Herald
Workers with Trace Creek Construction work to complete a
project at Lewis County Middle School to add classrooms and new entrance to the gymnasium.
Classes get underway Wednesday for students at all Lewis County Schools. |
 BOVFD Photo
Black Oak VFD presented Coroplast a plaque for their
commitment and assistance during the February ice storm. Coroplast allowed fire trucks to
be parked inside while the fire station was used as an emergency shelter and allowed
storage of bottled water and emergency supplies for all county fire departments. |
Back to Top of Page
 Questions or comments? E-mail Us:
Lewis County Herald ( heraldadvertising@yahoo.com )
This site developed and maintained by Paula Franke.
© Copyright 2003, Lewis County Herald Publishing Co., Inc.
The content of these pages is for the information of our visitors and may not be
reproduced without written permission. To request permission, contact Dennis Brown at 606-796-2331.
|
