ATHENS, Ala. (WHNT) — Gov. Kay Ivey has announced grant funding to the City of Athens for road improvements at the site of the new Food City that will employ 100 people.
The city will use the $266,660 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to make improvements at the intersection of West Elm Street and Lucas Ferry Road, where Food City is building a 57,000-square-foot supermarket.
“As the Huntsville area continues its rapid growth, more people are discovering that Athens and the rest of Limestone County are wonderful places to live,” Gov. Ivey said. “I commend local leaders for meeting the challenge of this growth head-on with strategies to fulfill the needs of current and future residents. I am pleased to support these road improvements, which will serve not only this development but further commercial development opportunities and jobs in the future.”…