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Parent urges upgrades to Livingston Academy softball facilities; board pledges review
Summary
A parent and middle-school coach told the Overton County Board of Education the district's Livingston Academy softball field is undersized and unsafe; the board said it will research fixes, possible grants and maintenance options and return the item to work sessions.
Bubba Reams, a parent and middle school softball coach, asked the Overton County Board of Education on March 11 to approve upgrades to the Livingston Academy (LA) softball field, saying the program lacks equitable facilities compared with other sports programs.
Reams told the board the current field is essentially a baseball facility shared by four programs'high school baseball, middle school baseball, high school softball and middle school softball'and that scheduling, small dugouts and a deteriorating backstop and fence limit practice time and create safety risks. "Our girls at LA, they deserve to have the opportunity…
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