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GRADD searching for more infrastructure money to aid the Kenergy/Conexon project
A BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program) Stakeholder Meeting was held on Friday, January 12th at the Hancock County Administration Building. It was the beginning step in applying for some of the funding that will be available soon statewide through the Federal Infrastructure Act. Every state will be receiving money for broadband, and Kentucky…
Read MoreHigh-Speed Internet at Mount Eden Baptist Church
High-Speed Internet at Mount Eden Baptist Church The partnership between Kenergy and Conexon Connect is bringing fiber broadband internet to rural areas in the region for the first time. The rollout began in the south of Hancock County in October and Mount Eden Baptist Church received their high-speed internet connection just a few weeks…
Read MoreInfrastructure Act holds promise for rural Kentucky
With the passage of the $1.2-trillion Infrastructure Improvement and Jobs Act on Nov. 5, the Commonwealth of Kentucky is poised to receive about $5 billion in funding for highway and bridge repair/replacement, public transportation, broadband expansion and electric vehicle charging facilities. While it remains unclear exactly how those monies will be distributed throughout the…
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