Gov. Robert Bentley helicoptered to Alexander City on Thursday to announce the awarding of two grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission to Central Alabama Community College.
“As I flew over Lake Martin and saw that, it’s great to fly over in a helicopter because you can really see things from the air and they’re not going by so fast that you miss them,” said Bentley of his morning flight to the city.
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