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HUNTINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded the Huntington Stormwater Utility a grant to stabilize and improve Huntington’s floodwall infrastructure.

HUNTINGTON – Compass is designed to resource the City of Huntington’s police and fire personnel with the skills necessary to foster optimal health, humanity, and performance. Compass Advisory Committee hosted a kickoff event Thursday, July 16, to commemorate the beginning of construction of a state-of-the-art integrated wellness center.

On July 13, 2020, the State of West Virginia began offering new CARES Act Small Business Grants that can provide small businesses with up to $5,000 to cover the costs of business interruption, lost sales, and other expenses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a tribute to the Class of 2020, the City of Huntington is coordinating a vehicle parade for all high school seniors who live in Huntington or who attend a high school in Huntington on Friday, June 19.

The Huntington Fire Department is now accepting applications through June 14, 2020.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that Huntington has been selected to receive two Brownfields cleanup and assessment grants totaling $812,590.

HUNTINGTON – Mayor Steve Williams has signed an executive order establishing temporary rules that expedite the process for restaurants to set up outdoor dining.

HUNTINGTON -- The City of Huntington would like to remind all candidates running for public office that placing campaign signs in public rights-of-way is prohibited.

The City of Huntington has organized a first-responder parade to salute health care workers at Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center on Thursday, April 30. Participating agencies will include Huntington Police, Huntington Fire, Huntington Public Works, Marshall University Police Department, Cabell County EMS, Cabell County Sheriff's Department, West Virginia State Police and more. Vehicles in the parade will line up at Huntington Fire Department Centennial Station No. 1, 839 7th Ave., at 11:45 a.m. They will leave at noon and travel to Cabell Huntington Hospital and then to St. Mary’s.

The City of Huntington has been recognized as a Tree City USA community for 2020 by the Arbor Day Foundation. This is the 20th year that Huntington has received the recognition from the program, which has been greening up cities and communities since 1976.