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Jones County Arts asks commissioners to replace Knox Center curtains, relocate projector and provide storage
Summary
Lisa Mullis, director of Jones County Arts, told the Board of Commissioners April 15 the Knox Center needs new stage curtains, a relocated projector screen and secure storage to keep the youth theater program running safely and expand into a broader cultural arts center. Commissioners directed staff to obtain options and pricing.
Lisa Mullis, director of Jones County Arts, asked the Jones County Board of Commissioners on April 15 to fund new stage curtains and other immediate repairs at the Knox Center, saying current equipment is unsafe and limits the program’s ability to expand.
Mullis told the commission the volunteer-run program has grown since 2016 and now serves dozens of students, and that stage and rigging problems have created safety and functional issues that need county attention.
Jones County Arts has produced 26 musicals since 02/2016, Mullis said, involving “over 200 students” overall and as many as 48 children in a recent production. She described the current front curtains as damaged and temporarily patched: “I have them taped with gaffing tape. I have them pinned at that literally, we’ve had kids fall through them, so that is…
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