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Macon officials, Visit Macon and contractors mark start of Field Number 7 renovation at Creighton Park
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City leaders, Visit Macon and local contractors celebrated the start of renovating Field Number 7 at Creighton Park, citing SPLOST funding and sports‑tourism growth. Builders said demolition has already begun and fencing will start soon; officials urged community support for upcoming tournaments.
City officials, tourism leaders and contractors gathered at Creighton Park in Macon to mark the start of renovations to Field Number 7, a project officials said was funded with SPLOST dollars and meant to expand the city’s capacity to host sports tournaments.
At the ceremony, Gary Week of Visit Macon highlighted recent sports‑tourism growth and economic returns. "Since the pandemic, we have seen an annual tourism growth of 5 to 7%," Week said, and he credited sports events for part of that increase. He cited last year’s GHSA basketball…
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