Top 10 Stories of the Year: Sports Force Parks Became Reality

By John Surratt of The Vicksburg Post

Vicksburg's proposed sports complex became reality in June as groundbreaking ceremonies signaled the start of work on Sports Force Parks on the Mississippi, located off Fisher Ferry Road.

"We are excited to be here. You see what is going on here today and in seven and a half months you will see a sports park here. Soon baseball, softball, soccer, football and many more sports of all types are going to be played at this park," Brian Storm, president of Sports Field Inc., said before company representatives and local officials turned the traditional shovels full of dirt."

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