brokenhalo 10 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Is Graham getting a new field house? After the recent diagnoses of MRSA among the football team, wouldn't it be fair to say Graham deserves a new athletic facility just as much as Richland did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornholio 10 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Graham does not havea field.what part of Wva is the field house going to be placed? How much will the rent on it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pru 10 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Yeah Graham needs a new field house. Along with a new field that they don't have to pay rent on. Oh but Yeah I don't think graham needs a new field house since we don't have one of our own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobster 20 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Southern X ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue02 11 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 I think the possiblilty of a field + fieldhouse be feasible. I mean they have a field already, behind the middle school just build the home stands on the side of the hill and build the visitor stands with the back facing the middle school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superpringle 10 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Is Graham getting a new field house? After the recent diagnoses of MRSA among the football team, wouldn't it be fair to say Graham deserves a new athletic facility just as much as Richland did? Â [/ QUOTE ]How do you know they have MRSA and do you play football for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors9 10 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I think the possiblilty of a field + fieldhouse be feasible. I mean they have a field already, behind the middle school just build the home stands on the side of the hill and build the visitor stands with the back facing the middle school. Â [/ QUOTE ] Â That wouldn't cost too much haha. nah i think that ill stick with the turf cuz god knows how long it would take graham to get turf at the middle school field, although it would be nice to have our OWN field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 [ QUOTE ] How do you know they have MRSA and do you play football for them? Â [/ QUOTE ] Â Wondering the same...that's the first I've heard of it at Graham... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Doesn't say exactly where but the Kingsport paper said there are reports being investigated in the Cumberland Plateau Health Districts. A third case has been confirmed in the Lenowisco Health district (Lee, Wise, Scott, City of Norton) to go along with the two in Appy, making it a "outbreak" status. Apparently two in the Cumberland Plateau district are in Dickenson County and another in Tazewell from what I gather, but they don't say where in Tazewell County. Â Here's the link to yesterday's Kingsport Times newspaper article..... Â http://timesnews.net/article.php?id=9003070 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenhalo 10 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 No I personally don't play for Graham, but I know who does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmanFan 21 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 You're certain that it was MRSA? How many players are affected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Where is the parking at GMS. It is overflowing there for the biggest event held there, GHS graduation. They have to bus people from the high school. Â Also, you would still need a field house, dressing rooms, concessions, bleachers etc. In all still a $3-5 million investment. Â The Board of Supervisors would never authorize that kind of debt when there are more pressing needs in the school system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olewave 44 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 I know the schools in pike county who have turf, have traced the infections back to the turf. Where it stays so hot on the turf, the staph grows at a rapid rate. They are having to go up and down the field with anti fungus agents to kill the staph from the field. Maybe they are picking up the infections from the turf at Mitchell. Have they been disinfecting the turf at Mitchell Stadium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunz9 71 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 My suggestion, even though it would cost a lot is, since the town of bluefield is soon to develope over 1,000 acres next to the middle school why not have a new satdium all together and play the big games such as graham v. beaver at michell still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 [ QUOTE ] since the town of bluefield is soon to develope over 1,000 acres next to the middle school  [/ QUOTE ]  Never going to happen...the key to the development was getting Bluefield Regional Medical Center to relocate to that property and that fell through...someone paid several million $$$$s for a cowpasture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunz9 71 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Wow! Did not know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Last I heard, Leatherwood Co. still owns all of that land. I would be surprised if a for profit company wants to foot the bill for a stadium. Â As for BRMC, have there been any moves to relocate anything since the Surgery Center was finished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmanFan 21 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 The development of the Leatherwood property at this point is a pipe dream. Dirt was to be moving for a year now. Won't happen. I'm with Gman on this. It's going to stay a cow pasture. There's no market for 50+ doctor's offices, 200 homesites, and retail office space,etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmanFan 21 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Regarding Graham having their own field, there has been ample debate on the issue. First of all is the cost of a stadium. Second, is the taxes on that stadium. Third, is the insurance including liability on the stadium. Fourth, is the maintenance costs and labor asssociated with stadium. Fifth, is the security necessary for the games. Sixth, is the fact of cleaning up after those games. For the cost of 30K a year to the TCSB, It sounds like a steal to me. Not to throw in the new turf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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