In the photo above, rolls of AstroTurf are staged outside of Volunteer Stadium gates as they prepare to lay them on the new field ahead of the upcoming football season. In the photo below, the stadium has been cleared of its grass field and graded in anticipation of the new turf field. The new field is on schedule according to project officials and will be ready for the 2019 Jonathan Alder football season.
(Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dillon)