Renovations to Warren Central’s Viking Stadium are seen in their early stages in April. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

A gravel base was laid for the new artifical turf field at Warren Central’s Viking Stadium in early May. The new surface is part of a larger renovation to the school made possible by passage of a bond issue in 2018. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

The new artificial turf surface at Warren Central’s Viking Stadium was completed in late May. The first football game on the surface will be played Aug. 23, when the stadium plays host to the annual Red Carpet Bowl. Vicksburg High will play Madison Central and Warren Central takes on Holmes County Central. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Workers grade rock and gravel on Wednesday to form the base of a new running track at Warren Central's Viking Stadium. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)