Florida sunday morning. Governor rick scott issuing the urgent warning a short time ago. Do not put yourself or your familys life at risk. If you have been ordered to evacuate and are still home, please go. We are running out of time. The storm is almost here. If you are in an evacuation zone, you need to go now. This is a catastrophic storm that our state has never seen. At least 17 deaths confirmed so far. The destruction immense. The island of barbuda reporting widespread damage. An official on the island of st. Martin says 95 of that island has been decimated. Our correspondents are tracking storm preparations and evacuations from their vantage points along the gulf, and atlantic coasts of florida. Also, along the northern coast of the bahamas, as well. Well get to them in just a moment. We are also waiting on a White House Briefing any moment now on the federal response. Were told thats going to happen roughly 30 minutes from now. When it does, we will go there. But we start with
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Suzanne Crouch
LAPEL The town of Lapel has been awarded a $700,000 grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs to upgrade its water system.
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch announced the awarding of the grant Thursday, with the funds going toward a planned $4 million project.
The project includes installing 10,550 linear feet of water main, complete well improvements, and water treatment and storage improvements.
“These grants are vital to Indiana’s economic success as these projects should improve the quality of life in these rural communities,” Crouch said.
Funding for the grant program originates from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developments Community Development Block Grant program and is administered for the State of Indiana.