Enterprise in the News
Cooper still enjoys helping young people
Dec. 23, 2014
Longtime city Councilman Bill Cooper was featured in The Enterprise Ledger in the Dec. 23 edition. Find out why by clicking on the link below.
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December 2014
Jean Donahue - a gift to Enterprise
Dec. 21, 2014
Jean Donahue, the special program assistant at the Enterprise Parks and Recreation Department, probably knows more people than your average Enterprise resident. For more of this special feature on Jean Donahue, click on the link below:
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Lowe's donates smoke alarms
to city fire department
Dec. 18, 2014
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The Enterprise Lowe’s Home Improvement store donated 200 battery-operated smoke detectors to the Enterprise Fire Department on Dec. 18.
The smoke detectors will be offered free of charge to residents who do not have them currently in their homes.
To read more, click on the link below:
Fire Chief looks forward to moving into new facilities in 2015
Dec. 10, 2014
It may be after Christmas, but Enterprise Fire Chief Byron Herring and his department will be getting a long-awaited present at some point in 2015.
The city’s central fire station, located at City Hall, will be moving into its new home about three-quarters of a mile down the road at 301 Plaza Drive, the former home to Action GMC.
For more, click on the link(s) below:
City Council
adopts ALDOT civil rights requirement
Dec. 17, 2014
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The City of Enterprise adopted a new resolution at its regular meeting Tuesday night to meet a requirement of the Alabama Department of Transportation that meets past civil rights acts.
For more about this and other actions at the Dec. 16 city council meeting, click on the link(s) below:
Enterprise citizens lift their voices to usher
in Christmas season to Enterprise
Dec. 4, 2014
“There’s a child in all of us so this message is for all the adults too.”
With those words the Rev. Matt Albritton from Heritage United Methodist Church shared the story of Nestor the long-eared donkey with the hundreds attending the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony Dec. 4 in front of Enterprise City Hall.
The fun ceremony featured stories and sing-alongs and a number of special guests. For more, click on the The Southeast Sun link at right.
RV parking, enhanced city hall security discussed by Council
Dec. 11, 2014
The Enteprrise City council voted unanimously at a Dec. 2 meeting to introduce an ordinance dealing with RV parking in manufactured home areas. The council also discussed enhancing security measures at city hall, particularly in the area housing the city clerk's office and Water Department. For more, click on the link below:
DETOUR
City officials announced Dec. 5 that Lester Drive will be closed for the next three months for a comprehensive culvert replacement project that will lead eventually to the complete resurfacing of the much-used street. For more, click on the links below:
City employees recognized for going the "Extra Mile"
Dec. 2, 2014
“For going “the extra mile,” six members of the Enterprise Public Works Department were honored during the city council meeting Dec. 2. To read more about their special effort, click on the links below:
The Southeast Sun
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November 2014
German liaison office shows appreciation
for 50-year relationship with Enterprise, post
Nov. 1, 2014
Southeast Sun photo
In honor and recognition of 50 years of German flight students training at Fort Rucker and the friendships developed with Enterprise over the decades, the German liaison staff at Fort Rucker presented gifts of appreciation to the city on Oct. 30. For more about the German bench dedication and donation of a Friendship Crest, click on the links below:
City parade pays tribute to area veterans
Nov. 6, 2014
The City of Enterprise honored local veterans from the Wiregrass Nov. 6, during the 2014 Enterprise Veterans Day Parade and Veterans Memorial Ceremony. For more information and photos, click on the links below:
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Parade grand marshalls share stellar careers
Nov. 4, 2014
Two distinguished soldiers will serve as co-grand marshals of the Enterprise Veterans Parade Thursday, Nov. 6. A glance at their resumés would show that U.S. Air Force Reservist Col. Nancy A. Westbrook and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Mary Teresa Czuhajewski have had vastly different assignments during their military careers. To read more about then, click on the following links:
Airport, road improvements discussed at City Council meeting
Nov. 6, 2014
Enterprise Municipal Airport is undergoing vast improvements to better accommodate new industry in the area.
For more go to:
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Mayor declares
'Small Business
Saturday'
Nov. 25 2014
Mayor Kenneth Boswell reaffirmed the integral role of small business in the community by signing a proclamation declaring Nov. 29, 2014 as “Enterprise Small Business Saturday.”
For more about "Small Business Saturday," see the WTVY-TV link below.
Enterprise firefighter prevents hospital patient's suicide
Nov. 17, 2014
The Enterprise Police Department responded to Medical Center Enterprise at 3 PM on a call for shots fired in the Emergency Room.
For the rest of the story, see the WTVY-TV link below.
Skate Park grant denied, city leaders
look at other options
Nov. 14, 2014
The City of Enterprise received a letter advising the request for a grant through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs was denied. The funds would have allowed the city to move forward with plans to build a skate park. For more, see the WDHN-TV link below.