If you've driven by or around the area of Clinton High School's campus, you've likely noticed a lot of changes.

Installation of the high school football field turf is underway. Principal Jerry Wayne explains about mid-May the process of fencing getting pulled up and the old, visitor side bleachers were removed in preparation for the installation.

A lot of the installation of the turf will be weather-dependent. The last few weeks have been very favorable and Wayne hopes to see the turf installed around the first of August.

Wayne reminds the turf is the first of a two-phase plan at the football field. Clinton High School is one of the few central Illinois fields where the home fans face the setting sun on Friday nights but he notes, that will soon change.

Wayne would not divulge the details of the design of the turf. He says there will be things that will be unique to Clinton.