Vernon’s SportsPlex at 3232 Moss Hill Road in Vernon, Florida was the backdrop for some very competitive Softball, Tee Ball and Baseball on Monday night, May 14, 2018, as seen in these photos by Real Florida Media, a subsidiary of The Goulding Agency in Chipley, Florida.
‘There’s nothing better than seeing these young children able to enjoy the outdoors in a healthful activity such as these ball games, ‘said Washington County Commissioner Tray Hawkins, speaking about the Vernon sports program on Monday evening.
Hawkins firm, John Hawkins Telecommunications in Vernon, donated time and materials, and worked alongside Washington County work crews to put the finishing touches on cleanup work at the SportsPlex facility, getting the fields in operating condition in tome of this 2018 ball season.
‘Thanks to our Washington County Sheriff Kevin Crews we were able to secure the help of inmate labor, allowing us to do a lot of work that ordinarily would have required a large amount of volunteer labor’, explained Hawkins, ‘and we were proud of the way this came together’.
Revitalized by Recreation Director Brent Gibson, the Vernon sports programs have suffered in the past, as in any small municipalities, from lack of interest and loss of numbers of participants.
‘With the blessing and help of our Vernon City Council we have been able to put the Vernon Recreation Program back together, making citizens aware that all children are welcome to participate, and we believe that we will have a greatly improved program this year’, says Gibson.
For more information contact Brent Gibson, Vernon, Florida Recreation Director, at 850-258-9492 or visit www.VernonFlorida.net.
