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Everyone invited to attend community meeting to give input for City’s comprehensive plan

City officials are asking residents to help them develop a comprehensive plan that will guide the city for years into the future.

 Assistant Director of Engineering Services Thomas Hardy said Tuesday that community input is vital in the plan, whic...

Public meeting set June 9 on roundabout

ALDOT hosts public meeting about Highway 27 roundabout

The Alabama Department of Transportation will host a come-and-go meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at the Enterprise Farmers Market to discuss Coffee County's first roundabo...

Enterprise City leaders thank legislators instrumental in additional funding for VA Home construct

 A $6 million appropriation by the Alabama Legislature passed before the end of the regular Legislative session will help offset increased construction costs for a new Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs long-term care facility in Enterprise.

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National Day of Prayer observed with music, prayers for blessings upon the nation

Mayor William E. Cooper read a proclamation declaring the observance of the 2022 National Day of Prayer as he joined local pastors and church leaders in front of City Hall at noon May 5.

He thanked all of the pastors and church leaders of the Ente...

ALERT: Voting location changed from Rec Center to Civic Center

Enterprise voters who have been accustomed to casting their ballots at the M.N. “Jug” Brown Recreation Center will go to a new voting location for the state Primary Election May 24The Board of Registrars notified affected voters severa...

Enterprise celebrates Small Business Week

 Enterprise celebrated Small Business Week May 2-5, but Mayor William E. Cooper asked everyone to always patronize local businesses, especially the small businesses that provide many of the goods and services needed in daily life. In declaring En...

Wiregrass ‘Devilicious’ Deviled Egg Contest highlights Easter at the Farmers Market April 9

Break out your favorite deviled egg recipe. Copy the one your mom always served at Sunday dinner, or steal your grandmother’s.

It doesn’t matter if you choose a timeless classic recipe or experiment with a new twist on the tas...

Memories of Jug Brown Recreation Center sought as demolition of iconic structure nears

The M.N. (Jug) Brown Center has been a place where memories have been made for the past 63 years.

With the demolition of the iconic structure set to take place soon, Enterprise Parks and Recreation Director Billy Powell is hoping that the thousands of peop...

Career Tech Program highlighted during February

A proclamation signed by Mayor William E. Cooper Feb. 14 shines the spotlight on the significance of the Career and Technical Education program at Enterprise High School.

Students currently participating in various courses within the program attended the s...

City offices closed, no garbage pickup Monday for Presidents’ Day

Enterprise City Hall and other city facilities will be closed Monday, Feb. 21, in observance of Presidents’ Day.

No garbage routes will be serviced on that day. The Department of Public Works Sanitation crews will be picking up the Monday garbage...

Street paving, water line projects continue

The City is diligently pushing forward with the comprehensive water line replacement and street resurfacing program.   Currently, the City is completing the $3.6 million Phase II portion of the street resurfacing program which includes a total of...

Mayor proclaims Black History Month

In conjunction with the National Black History Month celebration, Mayor William E. Cooper has proclaimed February as Black History Month in Enterprise as well. On hand for the proclamation ceremony recently were Coffee County Association of Service Agenci...

Montgomery takes reins of Main Street Enterprise

Mariah Montgomery was sworn in Tuesday night as the new director of Main Street Enterprise.

Montgomery becomes only the second person to serve in the full-time position. She takes the reins from Cassidi Kendrick, who served as director from Novem...

Governor awards CDBG grant to Enterprise for continuing nuisance property demolitions

(Story, photos by Kay Kirkland/City of Enterprise)

A $272,900 Community Development Block Grant awarded Jan. 20 will enable the City of Enterprise to continue its mission to rid the city of unsightly and unsafe vacant residential property.

The gra...

Ground broken on $4.5 million expansion and redevelopment of Peavy Park

The existing Peavy Park combined with a grass field on the corner of Bellwood Road and George C. Wallace Drive will be transformed into a comprehensive recreation hub on the south side of Enterprise when a $4.5 million recreational project is completed wi...

Mayor, City Council recognize Fort Rucker Battalion for outstanding volunteer service

Mayor William E. Cooper, the Enterprise City Council recognized the 1^st Battalion 11^th Aviation Regiment , Air Traffic Controllers Jan. 18 for their extraordinary volunteer service to the City and community.

Cooper presented certificates of appre...

Groundbreaking to kick Peavy Park redevelopment project

Mayor William E. Cooper and Parks and Recreation Director Billy Powell will be joined Monday morning by Enterprise State Community College President Matt Rodgers and other special guests to kick off a much-anticipated redevelopment of Peavy Park.

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Comprehensive street paving project under way

 Freedom Drive off Highway 248 in east Enterprise was the first street to be resurfaced when the second phase of a four-year street paving project began last week. Mayor William E. Cooper said the paving contractor, Wiregrass Construction Company...

Veteran, Active Duty Service Member of the Year nominations sought

Click on the following links for the nomination forms

2021 Active Service Member of Year Nomination Form

2021 Veteran of Year Nomination Form

The service and sacrifice of local veterans will be honored during the annual Veterans Tribute ceremony, set this ye...

“We Can Do This!” Mayor challenges local residents to help reach Alabama vaccination goal

 Enterprise Mayor William E. Cooper has joined more than 30 other Alabama mayors in the “We Can Do This Alabama Mayors’ Challenge,” a statewide grassroots effort to get a 20-percent increase in vaccinations by Sept. ...

Mayor issues statement after Holley retirement announcement

Interim E-911 Coordinator takes reins upon Lon Jones’ retirement

The City of Enterprise employee family said a grateful goodbye to longtime E-911 Coordinator Lon Jones recently and welcomed interim director Tangi Hill.

At Jones’ retirement ceremony at City Hall, Mayor William E. Cooper presented him ...

CERT donates pet rescue masks to EFD

Just a few weeks after the Enterprise Fire Department saved a cat and dog from two different house fires, the Coffee County Community Emergency Response Team donated 13 pet rescue kits to equip each first-line fire engine. CERT Coordinator Scottie Johnson...

City employees spend Saturday refreshing City Hall

As a continuation of Mayor William E. Cooper’s “Repair and Refresh” initiative, several employees from the Public Works Department spent their Saturday working to spruce up Enterprise City.  The “Repair and Refresh” efforts are important to maint...

Long anticipated state highway projects to begin soon in City

A long-awaited lane expansion on Highway 167 North, resurfacing of Main Street and several additional state highway improvements will be taking place soon in the City of Progress.

The Alabama Department of Transportation is on the move in Enterprise with f...

Main Street Enterprise recognized as 2021 Main Street America affiliate

Main Street Enterprise

recognized as 2021 Main Street America affiliate

Enterprise, Alabama (May,27,2021)—Main Street Enterprise has been designated as an affiliate Main Street™ program. Each year, Main Street America and its p...

Veterans organizations to commemorate addition of Joshua Watson’s name to city Wall of Freedom

The name of a young Navy ensign killed by a domestic terrorist Dec. 6, 2019 in Pensacola, Fla., has been added to the Wall of Freedom at the Enterprise Recreational Park.

The addition of the name will be commemorated in a ceremony hosted by local veterans ...

Retiring Fire Chief Byron Herring known as a mentor and a ‘good, honest man’

The influence of the longest-serving fire chief in the State of Alabama extends far beyond the Enterprise Fire Department and the City Limits.

Fellow firefighters, City of Enterprise co-workers, family and friends gathered from near and far Wedne...

Long-time Fire Chief Byron Herring announces retirement

May 5, 2021

Statement from Enterprise Mayor William E. Cooper, May 5, 2021

“It is with mixed emotions that I announce that long-time Fire Chief Byron Herring will be retiring May 28.

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Lee Ann Swartz sworn in as city's first chief financial officer

Lee Ann Swartz became the first City of Enterprise Chief Financial Officer when she was sworn in to office April 6 at the City Council meeting by Mayor William E. Cooper. Cooper had recommended Swartz to council members for appointment to the position, wh...

Barry Mott takes reins as director of Engineering and Public Works

An experienced engineer who already has insight into the operation and goals of the City of Enterprise took office March 16 as the new Director of Engineering and Public Works.

Mott was sworn in by Mayor William E. Cooper, whose recommendation of...