— courtesy The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County | Craig Hahn, Executive Director ~ 252-257-2657 ~ info@warren-chamber.org ~ Facebook
The Town of Warrenton is set to dedicate the Haley-Haywood Park, a new park just off Franklin Street, next to the Warren County Senior Center on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Officials from the Town of Warrenton, Warren County, and local residents will be on hand to officially open the park and honor famous Warren County native, Dr. Julian Haywood, who donated the land.
The ceremony is scheduled to have light refreshments, African drumming, a raffle and several speakers. Mayor Walter Gardener of Warrenton will be on hand with remarks and a proclamation.
Following the ceremony, the Town of Warrenton will have a disc golf giveaway and a chance to play a round of disc golf on the course in the Hayley-Haywood Park.
The new park will serve as a gathering place for the community, complete with nine “holes” of disc golf.
Disc golf is similar to regular golf; however, instead of using golf clubs and balls aiming for a hole, disc golf players use golf discs and aim for a disc pole hole, a pole extending from the ground with chains and a basket where the disc lands.
The object of the game is to complete each hole in the fewest number of throws, starting from a tee area and finishing at the disc pole hole. Players start at a tee area and complete the course in order, playing through to the last hole. The player with lowest total cumulative score wins.
