Photo Gallery: Viking Stadium construction

Published 8:00 am Thursday, June 13, 2019

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Renovations to Warren Central’s Viking Stadium are seen in their early stages in April. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

A gravel base was laid for the new artifical turf field at Warren Central’s Viking Stadium in early May. The new surface is part of a larger renovation to the school made possible by passage of a bond issue in 2018. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

The new artificial turf surface at Warren Central’s Viking Stadium was completed in late May. The first football game on the surface will be played Aug. 23, when the stadium plays host to the annual Red Carpet Bowl. Vicksburg High will play Madison Central and Warren Central takes on Holmes County Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Workers grade rock and gravel on Wednesday to form the base of a new running track at Warren Central's Viking Stadium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Renovations to Warren Central’s Viking Stadium are nearing their completion at the end of a nearly three-month project.
All of the work is expected to be done in time for the 2019 Red Carpet Bowl on Aug. 23. Warren Central will play Holmes County Central and Vicksburg High will play Madison Central in the annual season-opening doubleheader.

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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