County seeks EPA grant

Hill County could receive an environmental assistance package from the federal government next year.

The Hill County Commission is applying for a federal grant to aid in the discovery and assessment of contaminated commercial and industrial sites.

In a press release Monday, the County Commission said it will discuss the grant application for the Brownfields Program on Thursday. The release said the "grant will provide another tool for economic development throughout Hill County."

The Brownfields Program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides money to assess contamination sites...