Mary Persons celebrates completion of Dan Pitts Stadium renovation

The $20 million project, which includes the renovated visitors' side and a new entrance plaza, was funded through ESPLOST collections.

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Friday nights will look and feel a whole lot different when the Bulldogs take the field this fall at Dan Pitts Stadium.

Faculty and students gathered Thursday on the football field at Mary Persons High School to celebrate a project years in the making. The $20 million project, which includes the renovated visitors’ side and a new entrance plaza, was funded through ESPLOST collections.

“The whole goal is to give kids the best opportunity to be successful, and this is just a step in that direction,” Bulldogs head football coach Brian Nelson said. “At the end of the day, that’s the goal of all this: giving kids, athletes and players the best opportunity, and they’re going to have that in this building, and we’re excited about it.”

“Ultimately, it just brings the city of Forsyth together,” senior linebacker Madox Burnsed added. “Everybody gathers together on Friday nights, ultimately to celebrate the county and city, so we can win football games. I just think it’s going to be a big thing for all my teammates.”

The Bulldogs’ first home game is Sept. 4 against Rockmart.