{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=696E3EC1-F787-45C5-ACCA-EBCCAA082EE7", "Congressman Rogers Joins State Sen. Stivers & Rep. Wilson to Deliver Infrastructure Funds in Williamsburg", "2026-08-25", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Harold Rogers", "R000395", "halrogers.house.gov", "halrogers", "https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WILLIAMSBURG, KY (August 25, 2026) \u2013 U.S. Rep. Harold \u201cHal\u201d Rogers (KY-05) joined Kentucky Senate President Roberts Stivers and State Rep. Nick Wilson at the Williamsburg Tourism and Convention Center on Tuesday to deliver funding for local infrastructure projects in Whitley County.\n\nCongressman Rogers delivered a $3 million check to Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison and Whitley County Judge Executive Pat White for the water improvement project in Downtown Williamsburg. Congressman Rogers secured the funding through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 531 Program, created exclusively to expand water and wastewater resources in Southern and Eastern Kentucky. When complete, the $15 million project will impact more than 8,800 homes and 460 businesses.\n\n\u201cJust last week, there was a boil water advisory in downtown Williamsburg. This funding will go a long way to eliminate water problems downtown. It will repair and replace deteriorating waterlines and build a new water tank for the city,\u201d said Congressman Rogers, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. \u201cWater projects don\u2019t often get big headlines, but strong infrastructure systems are essential to economic development, our schools, our businesses, our homes and our health. I was proud to work with Mayor Harrison and Judge White on this important project in Whitley County.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe total project will cost $15 million, but thanks to Congressman Rogers, Sen. Stivers and Rep. Wilson, we already have $9 million covered,\u201d said Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison. \u201cWe\u2019ll be able to take care of the citizens of Williamsburg, the University of the Cumberlands, and then out to the county. This is going to make a huge difference without raising any taxes. We can go directly to work on replacing our oldest water lines.\u201d\n\nSen. Stivers and Rep. Wilson also presented four checks in state funding, including:\n\n$1.5 million to the replace the water tank in Downtown Williamsburg;\n\n$1.5 million to support the renovation and expansion of the local jail;\n\n$950,000 for development of an innovation hub; and\n\n$6.4 million for a runway addition at the Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport.\n\n\u201cI love these big checks because it means we\u2019re getting things done for our community. With support from Congressman Rogers and our state officials, we\u2019re able to do far more than we could on our own,\u201d said Whitley County Judge Executive Pat White. \u201cWe\u2019re adding 100 beds onto the Whitley County Detention Center, which will get us close to 300 beds, making it more efficient, and I\u2019m proud to say that construction is moving ahead of schedule. All of these projects are great for our county and our neighbors.\u201d\n\n\u201cThese projects come to fruition through thoughtful collaboration between the local, state and federal levels, and strategic investments,\u201d said Sen. Stivers, President of the Kentucky Senate. \u201cWe\u2019ve made great strides over the last ten years in the state legislature, allowing us to get better bond ratings, while also reducing state income tax from 6% to 3.5%. The state legislature has created the wave for this growth and prosperity by the policies we have enacted.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe have strategically been working on ways to bring more jobs and businesses to our region, and this funding will pave the way for the economic development and innovation we need,\u201d said State Rep. Nick Wilson.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m really proud of the things we\u2019ve been able to do together, across Whitley County,\u201d said Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus. \u201cCongressman Rogers and our state legislators know how to tackle a problem, and they continue to work with us day after day. I\u2019m grateful for our collective partnership.\u201d\n\nFor more information about Congressman Rogers\u2019 work in Washington and at home in Kentucky, visit halrogers.house.gov and follow him on social media.", 1, "2026-08-27T16:10:01Z", "2026-08-27T16:10:50Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=696E3EC1-F787-45C5-ACCA-EBCCAA082EE7"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7661222480237484, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}