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“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...

Spring Festival at the Monument features first-ever sweet tea-drinking contest!

April 8, 2021

Release  

Spring has arrived! Kick off the spring season in Downtown Enterprise on Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Spring Festival! This event has something for all ages, to include 70-plus market vendors, musi...

Mayor declares April as Civitan Month

Members of the Civitan Club of Enterprise surrounds Mayor William E. Cooper as he officially declares April as Civitan Month. Civitan International was founded in 1917 in Birmingham, and now has 40,000 men and women in 1,300 clubs worldwide who work to ma...

Mayor congratulates hometown girl who recently won crown

Mayor William E. Cooper congratulates his niece, Americus “Princess” Washington, who is currently reigning as Mrs. Women in Business, Online Pageant, a title awarded by the Women Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs Pageant System of Lak...

April proclaimed as Autism Awareness Month

April declared Autism Awareness Month

Sixteen-year-old Alexander Cea, seated at left, joined Mayor William E. Cooper at Enterprise City Hall recently to help declare April as Autism Awareness Month. Cea, a sophomore at Enterprise High S...

New Enterprise Airport Terminal Building opened

Mayor William E. Cooper and Staci Hayes, interim director of the City Engineering Department, were joined by a crowd of local leaders as well as airport managers from around the state to help celebrate the official opening of a brand new, 3,000-square-foo...

March 20 declared as Day of Service

Former Men and Women of the Year joined Mayor William E. Cooper Wednesday to declare March 20 as an Enterprise Day of Service. The proclamation he signed and presented to the OSCAR Club members said the Day of Service was created to allow people of all ag...

Easter hat-making class offered as annual Easter Hat Parade nears

 From City of Enterprise

Are you getting ready for March 27 Easter Hat Parade at the Enterprise Farmers Market?

Or do you just want to make some cute and colorful bonnets to sport around town on Easter weekend?

Either way, you can come and learn how...

‘Showtime at the Stadium’ to kick off slate of city activities, including Easter Hat Parade

_{Feb. 23, 2021}

_{City of Enterprise News Release}

In the accompanying photo, a crowd of local residents settle in at Bates Memorial Stadium to watch a Charlie Brown movie at the first city movie night in 2016. This year, movie-goers will be able to spread blank...

Alabama Department of Transportation awards City of Enterprise $2 million for roundabout

 The accompanying graphic shows an example of how a roundabout works. (Stock photo)

A $2 million grant from the Alabama Department of Transportation will lead to the construction soon of what is believed to be the first roundabout in Coffee County...