Christian County magistrates approved a resolution during Tuesday’s meeting to spend some Regional Development Agency Assistance Program funding to help Hopkinsville Community College expand services offered at Fort Campbell.
The funding was made available after the last meeting when magistrates voted to reactivate the county’s Industrial Development Authority. The currency stems from applications with the Tennessee Valley Authority.
HCC’s Workforce Development Liaison Lea Martin told magistrates that if they received the funding, they could expand the program that helps transition soldiers following their enlistment.
Martin said after researching the program, it was determined they needed new equipment to facilitate it.
She added they acquired nearly all the funding needed except for around $111,000.
If the proper funding is received, the equipment will be ordered in October or early November, and the program could start as soon as May 2024.
Additionally, magistrates approved incentives to the Phoenix Property Group of WKY, LLC. The group is planning to construct a facility that will provide healthcare to area seniors in downtown Hopkinsville.
When completed, the business is expected to create several high-paying jobs, according to Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam.
