U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) is scheduled to make a stop in Pike County on Jan 24. at 10 a.m. to meet with employees at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. during his statewide job and industry tour.

Pike County is the 27th stop for Sen. Shelby on his tour of Alabama, in which the Senator will visit every county in the state. This is also the 1,836th county visit that Sen. Shelby has made since he began representing Alabama in the U.S. Senate in 1987.

Sen. Shelby said his statewide tour will focus on job creation and economic development.

“Job creation must be our top priority as a nation, and it will be the focus of my statewide travel,” Sen. Shelby said. It is critical that I hear firsthand from job creators and workers how federal policies are affecting economic growth, and what we can do to create more jobs in Alabama. These conversations with my constituents have always played a critical role in informing how I vote on issues before the Senate, and I look forward to traveling the state again this year.”