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Hopkins County Seeking Sports Complex Funding

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Hopkins County will seek additional federal funding to cover upgrades at a local sports complex. The county fiscal court approved the resolution Tuesday night.

The Land and Water Conservation Fund grant would go toward Madisonville’s Youth Athletic Association facility.

Judge/Executive Donnie Carroll says the new cash would also tack onto previous Land and Water funding, including $100,000 for ATV trails.

“We already have a grant in the amount of $75,000 that is going to do some upgrades to the YAA field," Carroll said. "I think for some of the parking area and some other things that they had wanted to upgrade out there.”

Carroll says all those grants require matching in either cash or labor.