Road improvement project to benefit city, county
Road improvement project to benefit city, county By Miranda Reynolds | January 28, 2021 at 6:09 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 7:33 PM
PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - The city of Paragould and Greene County are working together to work on a road improvement that could help with school traffic issues.
Greene County Road 920 begins in the Paragould city limits and goes into the county.
The road project would improve an alternate route to Greene County Tech High School and the Carriage Hill community.
“Overall, let’s raise the road up, especially at the intersection there with Jones Road, get the water off of the roadway, make sure the ditches are established, and install the culverts where they need to be,” Judge Rusty McMillon said. “It’s going to be a great improvement for this location.”
The Sun has learned.
Thomas has been with Crowleyâs Ridge Development Council since mid-2018. He was an assistant to former Craighead County Judge Ed Hill for almost eight years before that, and he served as a special projects coordinator under mayors Doug Formon and Harold Perrin before that.
Prior to local government work, he was an educator.
Copenhaver said Thomasâ background made for an ideal selection.
âTony has experience in different areas,â Copenhaver said Wednesday. âI got to know him well when he worked for Ed ⦠and then I also understand when I was in state government, the importance of CRDC and how he was working with grants. So the overall picture, he gets it, and very few people have that experience.â