Over $12,000 awarded to Tekoa to assist with upgrading records room

TEKOA — The City of Tekoa has received $12,288 for organizational projects aimed at upgrades through the Local Records Grant Program.

A lengthy application process ended in February, according to Tekoa City Clerk and Treasurer, Eliza Evans-Teague.

“It is a fairly detailed process. They want to see that you have a plan. It’s an organizing records room grant. To do that you need to make sure you have proper shelves, cabinets, environment for archiving records and the ability to implement a better system so you can ultimately manage records better,” she said.

Tekoa will use the funds to replace t...