ALEXANDER CITY, Alabama — A $180,000 grant has been awarded to a Two Rivers Lumber to build a plant near the Tallapoosa County-Coosa County line. Gov. Kay Ivey has announced the grant, from the Appalachian Regional Commission, which is a federal-state partnership program. The $115 million sawmill will be built on a 110-acre site at the Lake Martin Regional Industrial Park. It is expected to create 130 jobs. The grant will help Alexander City provide infrastructure needed for the sawmill. “This sawmill will have a tremendous economic impact for Coosa County, Tallapoosa County and much of east central Alabama,” Gov. Ivey said. “While the mill will employ 130 people, the ripple effect will benefit timberland owners, foresters and harvesters.” …Two Rivers Lumber was established in 2017 in Demopolis by the owners of McElroy Truck Lines and Sumter Timber, both based in west Alabama.