Veterans Memorial plan garners city panel’s support
Revitalization board unanimously approves concept  By BRUCE
ALSOBROOK | News-Telegram Managing Editor  Aug 22, 2007 - The
city's Downtown Revitalization Board expressed consensus
approval Tuesday of a plan for a veterans memorial that includes
a sweeping new vision for the courthouse square.  The Veterans
Memorial concept drawn up by architect Charles Jones includes a
2,400 square foot pavilion and an interactive fountain.  The
plan, first unveiled Tuesday morning to county commissioners,
was presented to the downtown board Tuesday night for their
approval.  The plan is being touted as a "vision" for the future
of the downtown square. The idea was hatched about a year ago
with the formation of the Veterans Memorial Committee that
intended to build a downtown memorial for people with Hopkins
County ties who served in the armed forces, explained Clayton
McGraw, one of the driving forces behind the concept.  As the
group developed its plans, others became invo