Trimble County Park opens season with upgrades

Throughout the past year, Trimble County Park has undergone a reorganization of the various sports organizations and leagues that use the park.

All youth sports is now under the umbrella of Park management and while each group organizes its own league, conducts fundraising on their behalf, use of the park is administered and scheduled by a park manager hired by Trimble Fiscal Court.

Over the last few months, park facilities have undergone many upgrades, repairs and additions including new LED lighting, perimeter fencing, and planting of trees along the U.S. 421 perimeter since the park manager position was created and Greg Clifford was hired for that role.

Saturday, April 20 was the opening day of 2024 youth sports and park activities. Three softball teams (U-12, U-10, and U-8) as well as three baseball teams (U-12, U-10, and U-8) held their first games of the season along with T-ball games.

The Bedford Fire Department provided a bounce house as a season opening activity and all baseball, softball and T-ball fields throughout the park displayed silhouette cut-outs against the fences depicting “watching the game” as well as sponsorship banners from local businesses and industry who support park programming.

Four local high school students — 10th graders Blayne Waddel and Briley Clifford and 12th graders Tanner Hambrick and Addison Edmundson — have been hired for the season to assist with park upkeep and maintenance.

Youth softball, baseball, T-ball, youth football, youth soccer, sand volleyball, pickleball, barrel horse arena, 4-H ag, livestock and horse arena, plus the Trimble County Fair are among the groups and organizations scheduled to use the park this summer.

To schedule use of the park, call the Trimble County Judge Executive’s Office at 502-255-7196.