2014 Combined

ECCC breaks ground on new turf field

Pa.rtlclpatlng in groundbreaking ceremonies Friday for a new synthetic turf field at East Central Community College's Balley Stadium in Decatur included (from left) Chris Harris, ECCC dean of at~etics and personnel services; Ken Karcher, head football coach; James M. Bateman, EnviroTurf, Flowood; Billy Stewart, ECCC pres ident; Jerry Smith of Philadelphia, vice chairman, ECCC Board of Trustees; and Tay lor Guild ill, principal architect with Eley Guild Hardy Architects, Biloxi. CR Construction, Inc. of Flowood was the successful bidder for the eight-week project, estimated to cost $727,000. Funding for the installation of the turf field is provided in part from net proceeds of the recently held "Laying the Foundation: An Evening with Coach Tony Dungy." Installation for the new surface ls expected to be com pleted in time for the Warriors' 2014 home opener with Mississippi Gulf Coast Com munity College Thursday, Sept. 11. EC photo

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