City of Muscle Shoals announces $65 million sports, entertainment facility
COLBERT COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – The City of Muscle Shoals is announcing a “significant new development” during a press conference Monday.
In a news conference Monday, Muscle Shoals’ Mayor Mike Lockhart announced Monday that the city would be welcoming a $65 million facility that would further the sports and entertainment landscape in the city. There are also plans for a significant retail development to be added to the area as the site continues to develop.
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The facility includes a multi-use area that will hold 66 acres of fields and diamonds for baseball, softball and football. Also, an event center that ‘boasts versatility’ will be constructed. It will hold six basketball courts that can also be used as volleyball courts, conference rooms and space for expos and conventions.
The mayor added that an amphitheater-style music venue, which will seat roughly 1,000 people, will be a part of the new addition.
Other county leaders were in attendance as Lockhart said the project was a collaborative effort.
The mayor said this idea began over three years ago as a conversation about creating opportunities for the county and the community.
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