Warner Robins, Italy
McConnell-Talbert Stadium is a sports stadium in Warner Robins, Georgia that often plays host to games and competitions for Warner Robins High and Northside High. It is located at 400 South Davis Drive Warner Robins, GA 31088 across from Warner Robins High School. It is named after LA McConnell, Sr.
and Dr. W.G. Talbert, Jr. The stadium is colloquially known as "The Mac." Originally constructed in 1968, the stadium received $2.92 million in major renovations during 2013, including a new visitor side press box, storm water upgrades, lighting upgrades, and restroom upgrades. Parrish Construction Group was the builder and Southern A&E was the architect on the project. This stadium was originally named International City Stadium. It was dedicated on November 10, 1969 during the annual Warner Robins–Northside rivalry game. During the 2014 football playoffs, the playing surface was in such poor condition that two home games could not be played at McConnell-Talbert Stadium and had to be moved to neutral fields away from Houston County. The Houston County Board of Education made the decision to correct this problem by replacing the grass with artificial turf manufactured by FieldTurf. This...
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