Franklin County wins bid to host Dixie Youth State Softball Tournament

The Dixie Youth State softball Tournament is coming back to Franklin County.

The tournament was held in Franklin County last year and was a huge success, bringing 33 teams from around the state to play at the Will Kendrick Sports Complex.

And each team brought plenty of family, friends and coaches.

County Commissioners say the tournament is a big boost to the local economy and they plan on making this year’s tournament a big event.

Commissioners said that because the tournament puts “heads in beds:” they will expect the Tourist Development Council to fund much of the cost.

Last year the county and the local tourist development council spent about 7000 dollars on the event – that was mostly for the pre-tournament banquet.

Commissioner Cheryl Sanders said she will take a proposal to the TDC in the next few weeks.

The board also said the tournament will be a good way to provide overtime for road camp and solid waste employees and approved a motion that workers from both departments will be eligible to work at the tournament for a little extra money.

The board said they will figure out the details of how to cover the overtime costs later.

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