Teri Knight speaks with Senator Tina Smith who is introducing a bill on rural broadband. The Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2018 would authorize the Community Connect Grant Program to deploy and expand broadband networks to unserved rural and tribal communities. In order to close the digital divide, grants through this program would target areas that lack service or are not currently economically feasible to deliver service—like low-income or remote rural areas.
New River Patrol Boat for Rice County
By Rich Larson, KYMN News Last month, the Rice County Board of Directors approved a new river patrol boat for the County Sheriff’s Water Patrol
January 13, 2026
