A project that has been almost 20 years in the making is officially complete. The 5,000-foot runway expansion is expected to bring more business to the small town along with providing new job opportunities. Several Alabama officials were at today’s event, including Governor Kay Ivey, Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt, former Senator Richard Shelby, and Abbeville native Jimmy Rane. A standout moment from today’s ribbon cutting was when Mayor Money revealed that the new runway will now and forever be named “Shelby Field”. Former Senator Shelby was one the people who took this airport from an idea to a reality when the project first began in the 90’s, making him the perfect person to dedicate the expansion project to.
