A TRI CITIES SCHOOL HAS BEEN AWARDED A 250-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE STATE. THE MONEY WAS GIVEN TO FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS BRISTOL TENNESSEE FROM THE “SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL” PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO MAKE BICYCLING NAD WALKING TO SCHOOL A SAFER, MORE APPEALING AND HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVE FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY WILL USE THE FUNDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 41-THOUSAND LINEAR FEET OF NEW OR IMPROVED SIDEWALKS, INCLUDING HANDICAPPED-ACCESSIBLE RAMPS IN THE VICINITY OF THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.