Hanging by a wire is how Clinton Schools Superintendent Drew Goebel describes the state of the current scoreboard at Clinton High School's football field.

Earlier this week, the district approved a $339,000 purchase of a new, state-of-the-art scoreboard for the high school football and track field. On the WHOW Morning Show Thursday, Goebel told Regional Radio they often wonder if the scoreboard will make it through an entire event or game.

Since the approval of the scoreboard, many have wondered why the district is investing over a quarter of a million dollars in a new scoreboard. Goebel reminds the dollars for the scoreboard are coming from the Operations and Maintenance portion of the district's budget and cannot be used for other purposes.

Even dating back to 2023, when the district announced it would be putting turf on the football field, many questioned why the sports complexes were receiving so much attention. Goebel reminds it goes back to former Superintendent Curt Nettles and the Board's plans to address those facilities.

The sports facilities are under a lot of construction at the moment. The football field is getting new bleachers installed, and a new press box will be going up. Additionally, turf is being installed on the baseball and softball diamonds this spring, and turf will be installed on the JV fields next.