Cliff Williams / TPI The finishing touches are be placed on the gravel underlayment for the artificial turf field at J.E. Hot O'Brien Field in Tallassee. School officials hope to have graduation on the field Friday night.
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Cliff Williams / TPI The finishing touches are be placed on the gravel underlayment for the artificial turf field at J.E. Hot O'Brien Field in Tallassee. School officials hope to have graduation on the field Friday night.
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The Tallassee High School Class of 2025 will not graduate on the new artificial turf in J.E. Hot O’Brien Field, Instead they will get their diplomas in the football stadium at the Wetumpka Sports Complex as the new field is not ready.
“I just finished a conversation with the Elmore County Commission and contractors,” Tallassee City Schools superintendent Dr. Brock Nolin said. “It won’t be ready in time.”
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