Credit: WYMT
Published: Jan. 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM EST|Updated: 17 hours ago
CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – The Clay County Fiscal Court received a $100,000 grant for a broadband expansion project.
The funding will go toward expanding broadband for approximately 147 homes in the Brutus community.
Clay County Judge-Executive Tommy Harmon and Lonnie Lawson, President and CEO of The Center for Rural Development, outlined plans for the “Move the Needle” Broadband Project at a joint event on Tuesday.
“The Brutus community, located in the northernmost part of Clay County, has often been described as one of the most remote areas of the county,” Harmon said. “For these 147 families, the funds provided by The Center for Rural Development’s ‘Move the Needle Project’ will provide these residents reliable and affordable broadband to attend class, work, or just access the internet within a year.”
The funding was administered by The Center for Rural Development and was made possible with help from the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Kentucky Department for Local Government.
“I’d like to thank Judge-Executive Tommy Harmon and Lonnie Lawson, President and CEO of The Center for Rural Development, and their dedicated teams, in securing essential funding for this long-overdue infrastructure project,” said Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester. “Internet connectivity has become vital for education, healthcare, and workforce development. I’m thrilled the Brutus community will now have this much-needed access.”
Copyright 2025 WYMT. All rights reserved.