WCMS track now closed to the public
Fear of vandalism at Warren County’s renovated football facility has forced the closure of Nunley Stadium to the public, although school officials say they will consider reopening the track if there is a demand.
“We’re protecting a near million-dollar investment,” said Warren County athletic director Andy Jacobs of the renovated Nunley Stadium located at what’s now Warren County Middle School. “We’ve had vandalism at the stadium before in the way of graffiti and broken windows so we asked for a higher fence to go around the newer facility.”
Prior to updating the facility, before the football season last year, people were free to use the track for running and walking. Some of the demand for public use of the track dwindled with the opening of the Barren Fork Greenway and the walking trail around the Civic Center.
While vandalism is a concern, Jacobs said the big problem with opening the track again is there is no night watchman to open and close the facility. Therefore, to reopen to the public, Jacobs said someone would have to either be hired or appointed to open and close the facility.
“Actually, I’ve just received one call about it to this point, but if there is a demand, I will bring it up this February and see what we can do,” Jacobs said. “If folks are interested, I’d encourage them to call me here at the high school and let me know.”
There has also been a fence placed around the football field at nearby Bobby Ray, which has in more recent times been used for soccer games, Jacobs said vandalism there was also a concern and that the field is contracted by the Titans junior football program when the field is not in use by Bobby Ray students.