COLUMBIA, KY. - Thousands of Southcentral Kentucky residents can look forward to faster internet service thanks to a new initiative to be announced on Wednesday at Lindsey Wilson College.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy will make the announcement on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 11 a.m. CT, in the Jim and Helen Lee Fugitte Science Center, Room 129, 411 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, Ky.
LaVoy is expected to discuss the multi-million dollar investment and expansion of high-speed broadband infrastructure that will improve e-Connectivity for thousands of homes in rural Kentucky. Kentucky is one of several states to receive the funding.
The event is free and open to the public and the media is invited to attend.
For more information please call the office of USDA Rural Development State Director Hilda Legg at 1-859-224-7300.
