Paducah, Eddyville riverports getting share of $500,000 in state grants

Four western Kentucky riverports will share in the latest $500,000 state grant, including Paducah and Eddyville.

It was announced Wednesday that the Eddyville Riverport Authority will get $184,000 to purchase a CAT excavator for loading and unloading material as they expand operations.

The Paducah Riverport Authority gets $30,500 for the replacement of two deteriorated entranceways to storage yards.

The Owensboro riverport was awarded three separate grants totaling $162,000 and the Henderson riverport will get $122,000 .

The legislatively appropriated funds must be locally matched.