Jim Cochran
Marshall County Chamber of Commerce executive director Scott Reager this past week announced special events for 2021.
Via Chamber Chatter, the weekly newsletter of the Chamber of Commerce, the dates of seven events which the Chamber will hopefully be able to sponsor were announced. Along with plans for these events, requests were made for members to volunteer to spearhead these attractions.
Of course, the key to having the events will be if Gov. Jim Justice changes the numbers of individuals who can gather.
Reager hasn’t scheduled any of the events until early April in hopes that the governor will act in favor of the Chamber.
The long-awaited emergency relief package and omnibus spending bill approved by U.S. Congress on Monday includes economic aid to fishermen, as well as funding to enhance fisheries and help grow Coast Guard and military activities in the Arctic.Â
The $900 billion emergency pandemic relief package included $300 million in economic assistance for fishermen and coastal communities that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
âThat will be very similar to the CARES Act relief that we got in the original CARES Act, appropriated initially through NOAA,â Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) said during a press conference on Wednesday.
âThey divvied that up through the different states through a formula.âÂ