Pennyrile region receives funding for road, recreational projects | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Pennyrile region receives funding for road, recreational projects | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

The Pennyrile Area Development District (PeADD) Board of Directors received a positive report regarding recent grant applications for road and recreational projects at their Monday meeting. Alex Caudill from Governor Andy Beshear’s Office says Beshear recently announced 23 grants for bridge repair and replacement projects. Lyon County received around $250,000 to replace a bridge on Friendship Road. Amy Frogue, the director of Community and Econo…

PADD Throws Support Behind 'Pennyrile Energy Corridor'

In early January, officials with the Pennyrile Regional Energy Agency officially named its planned 53-mile natural gas pipeline the “Pennyrile Energy Corridor” — hoping to clarify what’s to become a natural gas pipeline for Lyon, Caldwell, Trigg, Christian and Todd counties. Monday afternoon, members of the Pennyrile Area Development District voted in favor of supporting this nomenclature and this effort — one that already has a $30 million head…