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County receives “GREAT” Grant Award To Expand Internet Access to 222 households, businesses, agricultural operations & community anchor institutions
The NC Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Broadband Infrastructure Office announced that Spectrum Southeast, LLC, has been selected for On a swealtering day in August the City of Eden and funding under the 2019-2020 Growing Rural Economies members of the Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant Program in celebrated the new otter sculpture and holt (habitat) at the Smith River Greenway, River Road in Eden. The otter holt the amount of $265,416.92. The required match for this project is a minimum of 35 percent of the total project is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States. cost. These funds were awarded on August 19th for the For several years, Eden has promoted its Dan and Smith Rivers. Over the last two decades, it has added three project entitled, “Charter/Spectrum - Rockingham Co. river access points and multiple trails adjacent to the rivers. (2020)” to deploy broadband services to approximately 222 households, businesses, agricultural operations, and When the annual RiverFest started in 2007, the river otter community anchor institutions in Rockingham County. was adopted as the festival mascot. Its name was Dan E. NC Governor Roy Cooper announced more than Smith, a moniker that honored both of Eden’s rivers. The $12 million to expand internet access for 11 rural “E” is for Eden. counties were awarded GREAT grants and COVID-19 The City of Eden received a Water Resources/Duke Energy Foundation grant that provided funding for an otter Recovery Act funding. “With this pandemic, highholt at the Smith River Greenway trail head adjacent to the speed internet access is even more important for remote education, telemedicine and small businesses,” Gov. Island Ford river access point. City of Eden municipal service crews built and installed the habitat in early August Cooper said. “These projects will help bridge the digital of this year. Otters only live in clean water and they have GREAT Grant... occupied the Smith River for years. Continued on Page 3 “This is such a unique project that will have an enormous positive impact in the region - it will provide oppor336-623-3902 tunities for environmental education, stewardship, and inspiration for visitors and tourists,” stated Tiffany 100 East Aiken Rd. Haworth, DRBA Executive Director. “DRBA was honored EDEN, NC
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