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Oak Grove to explore bringing broadband access to the town Special to The News-Star View Comments The Oak Grove Town Council has authorized Mayor Adam T. Holland to sign a memorandum of understanding with V1 Fiber to complete a needs assessment study and begin applying for funds to implement affordable broadband internet coverage for all citizens of the town of Oak Grove. “This is huge for our citizens and our towns future in the 21st Century Economic Environment,” Holland said in a news release. “Reliable access to high-speed internet is equivalent to the interstate highway system and access to rural electric service in the 1950’s. If we want to position ourselves for growth both in population and economic development, we must have the services at 21st Century Employers and future residents need to be successful in their occupations and quality of life expectations.” ....
Louisiana Save Our Screens Fund $4.5 million This Main Street Recovery program will provide grants for movie theaters in Louisiana that were forced to close or reduce capacity due to COVID-19. The grants are limited to $10,000 for each movie screen with a limit of $50,000 for each theater. Adam Holland, the Mayor of Oak Grove, spoke to the Finance Committee about the Fiske Theatre, a historical one-screen cinema his family operates. “I want to make clear that I have no objections to the corporations that are going to receive aid from this bill,” said Holland. “It’s necessary to point out the fact that the way this bill is presently written, the corporations with stockholders will be receiving the vast majority of these funds.” ....