Mount Vernon stadium project languishes amid wrangling over plans
Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | The Memorial Field park and stadium in Mount Vernon, built in 1927, has been off-limits for more than a year, as city and county officials have fought over renovation plans that aim to restore the site to its former glory. (Feb. 2, 2013)
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Memorial Field in Mount Vernon sits idle
Tony Williams remembers when Memorial Field in Mount Vernon was a gathering place for people from across the region, hosting major sporting events and concerts and serving as a focal point for this hardscrabble working class city.
"There was something going on every weekend," said Williams, who grew up in Mount Vernon and coaches the Razorbacks, a 200-member youth football league that until...
