Ivey urges people not to hoard fuel after pipeline attack
May 11, 2021 GMT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday urged people to refrain from panic buying at gas stations after the pipeline cyberattack, saying Alabama does not have a fuel shortage but that hoarding could create one.
Ivey spokeswoman Gina Maiola said the governor spoke to the U.S. Department of Energy and was assured that the pipeline should be operational in a few days. The governor urged people to “be courteous, only fill up if you need to, and do not fill up multiple containers.”
“She is urging Alabamians and others to not panic and to use good judgement. A shortage has not reached Alabama at this time, and she reminds us that an overreaction would only lead to that,” Maiola wrote in a statement. “Governor Ivey urges patience and common sense,” she added.
Alabama to build fifth veterans home in Enterprise
Updated May 03, 2021;
The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs received a $39 million federal grant to build a fifth veterans home for long-term care.
The new facility, which is estimated to cost a total of $60 million, will house about 175 veterans in Enterprise in southeast Alabama, according to a press release. Construction is expected to start in 2022 with the opening planned for 2023.
Alabama has four state veterans homes: Bill Nichols in Alexander City, Floyd E. “Tut” Fann in Huntsville, William F. Green in Bay Minette and Colonel Robert L. Howard in Pell City. State veterans home operate in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and typically provide lower cost care for eligible veterans who must apply for available beds. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs also operates nursing homes in Tuscaloosa and Tuskegee.
Alabama News
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Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs/Source: ADVA
A federal grant thanks to the U.S. Veterans Administration will soon allow Alabama to build its fifth veterans home.
According to officials with the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, the $39 million grant will cover 65 percent of the home’s construction cost. The remaining 35 percent will be covered by ADVA.
The estimated $60 million facility will provide long-term care to veterans in Alabama. It will be 182,000 square feet and house 175 residents. Once in full operation, it will provide jobs for more than 200 people.
Groundbreaking is set to take place later this year, with construction planned for early 2022.