BrightRidge is funding a new broadband expansion that will bring internet service to another 1,051 rural locations in Washington County.
Officials with BrightRidge said the broadband expansion is made possible by work the utility did last year with the help of $2.47 million in Tennessee Emergency Broadband grants it received in August from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
BrightRidge matched that grant funding, which was part of the Coronavirus Relief Fund, with $617,828 in local funds to bring the total cost of the project to $3,089,143.
According to a news release from the utility on Thursday, fiber trunk lines installed under the grant funding have allowed BrightRidge to provide broadband to additional customers in need of better internet service.
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Children of incarcerated parents in Roane County to receive gifts after donation
The Roane County Sheriff s Office said that thanks to help from the Midway Elementary School, kids will get a gift from all their parents this year. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 7:02 AM EST December 16, 2020
ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. Kids sometimes spend the holidays away from their parents if those parents are incarcerated, causing families to spend Christmas apart.
The Roane County Sheriff s Office said that children will be able to get a gift from their parents this year after help from the staff and students at Midway Elementary School. Inmates will be able to give gifts to their children after donations from the school.