S.A.F.E CENTER
NEARS COMPLETION TO ADVANCE CCC ATHLETICS AND CLARKSDALE COMMUNITY
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he phrase “The New Coahoma” is being echoed throughout the CCC campus, as the institution is currently constructing an over million-dollar Student Activity and Family Enhancement Center that will be known as the S.A.F.E Center. The facility promises to enhance student-athlete life, the entire student population, and the Clarksdale community. The constructor of the building is Flagstar Construction of Pontotoc, Mississippi. CCC President Dr. Valmadge Towner generated the idea for the new facility. A president who is always on the prowl for creating initiatives and avenues to enhance the college, Dr. Towner met with Jerone Shaw, chief of staff at CCC, to begin implementing a building designated to benefit so many different groups. “It’s a 10,000-square-foot facility, and it’s there to accommodate far more than athletics because the community will have access to it,” said Shaw. The physical project to construct the center started on November 16, 2020. Phase one was completed around April 16, 2021, and phase two has an expected completion date near late fall 2021. Phase one of the project consisted of constructing the building’s outer and supportive structures, including implementing the
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roof, windows, doors, and concrete floor. The entire exterior building is constructed out of steel. Phase two consists of the building’s overall interior buildouts, including plumbing, bathrooms, lighting, heating & air conditioning, and a second-floor suitable for housing weight equipment. The center is coming at a crucial time for CCC’s Athletic program, whose coaches are all eager to keep building upon recent successes. Travis Macon, head football coach, is excited to see this plan come to fruition and all of the benefits that a new weight room and training facility will bring in advancing his program. “It’s definitely going to aid in our players getting bigger, faster, and more robust. Still, most importantly, it’s going to help us in recruiting because other teams use their facilities to ensure players sign with them by comparing their campuses to others,” said Macon. The center will include a weight and strength training section, an open running turf to perform activities while having enough space for inclement weather, and physical therapy and training
