Greenville Little League : Official Web Site

GLL New BallPark Web Log

NEW BALLPARK NEWS !!

GROUND BROKEN 7/14/10 FOR NEW GLL COMPLEX!!

Read more below!

This blog traces the planning and development of a new youth sports facility for the City and County of Greenville and Greenville Little League. Click the links to retrieve the articles.

Thanks to everyone with the City, County, Greenville County Recreation District, GLL Board and others that are working to make this vision a reality.

NEWER POSTS:

NEW BALLPARK NEWS !!

7/14/10 - GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW GLL COMPLEX!!

Click for FOXCarolinas TV-Video Clip

Click for WYFF-TV4 Coverage

Click for Greenville News Coverage

Click for GCRD's current website announcement on this project.

Click for GCRD's current News Posts on this project.

2/9/10 - Restaurant Tax Would Fund Recreation - including new GLL Complex

If above Gvl News link is expired - click here for file version

1/31/10 - Nine Expands Parks in Gvl County

If above link expired - click here for file version

12/22/09 -Swamp Rabbit Trail News

12/09/09 - Conestee Next Phase - LL Partnership - Pg1 - Pg2

OLDER POSTS:

News Chrononlogy: NOTE - Many of the following links are expired but the headlines and dates are retained here to illustrate the full chrononlogy:

Greenville was in the Final 3 to be site of

Little League Southeastern Headquarters. Little League Intl. decided to put the Headquarters in Warner Robins, GA, However, thanks to the vision and leadership of the GLL Board and the City and County Recreation Departments, GLL will still get a NEW HOME BALLPARK COMPLEX at the site of the old Greenville Braves Stadium ! The blog below shows news articles and links so you can follow progress on GLL's "Future Home"!!!

Click for GCRD's current announcement on this project.

LL Southern Region website:

http://www.eteamz.com/llbsouth/

2/5/2008

LL website post:

http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2008stories/08demiko_ervin_southregionad_08.htm

3/6/2008

TampaBay.com

http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/2008/03/little-league-r.html

3/7/2008

TampaBay.com

http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/07/Sports/Little_League_tourney.shtml

6/29/2008

Charlotte Observer:

http://legacy.charlotteobserver.com/237/story/687730.html

http://legacy.charlotteobserver.com/237/v-print/story/687730.html

7/9/2008

Winston-Salem Journal

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/jul/09/morganton-still-preparing-for-league/

7/11/2008:

ActiveRain Real Estate Blog: http://activerain.com/blogsview/588647/Greenville-Council-to-bin

7/15/2008

TampaBay.com

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/community/article700737.ece

7/28/2008

TampaBay.com

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/community/article742746.ece

8/1/2008

Morganton News Herald - LL Proposal Video - see News Videos, 8/1/08

http://www2.morganton.com/p/content/mnh-videos/

8/3/2008

TampaBay.com

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/community/article754110.ece

8/5/2008

TampaBay.com

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/community/article757855.ece

Macon.com

http://www.macon.com/523/story/423398.html

Hildebran News

http://www.hildebrannews.com/news/aug08/503.html

8/9/2008

TampaBay.com

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/community/article764312.ece

8/22/08

City of Greenville Press Release:

http://www.greatergreenville.com/city_government/newsreleases/archive/2008/LittleLeague.pdf

Williamsport Online

http://williamsport.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/cities-in-georgia-north-carolina-and-south-carolina-selected-as-a-finalists-for-relocation-of-little-league-southeast-region-headquarters/

http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2008stories/FinalistsforSoutheastRegion.htm

WMAZ-Macon

http://www.13wmaz.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080822/NEWS01/80822025

Warner Robins LL

http://www.wrall.org/

Tampa Bay.com

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/community/article781181.ece

wordpress.com

http://wordpress.com/tag/williamsport-southeast-region-headquarters/

Macon.com

http://www.macon.com/149/story/440858.html

8/23/08:

Greenville announced to be in the Final 3 to be site of

Little League Southeastern Headquarters at GLL's "Future Home"!!!

Click here or on image below to see the presentation video:

Greenville News: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/SPORTS03/80823005/1002

Topix: http://www.topix.com/sports/little-league/2008/08/greenville-on-short-list-for-little-league-headquarters

Fox TV:

http://www.foxcarolina.com/news/16815420/detail.html

8/23/08:

Morganton News Herald:

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/aug/23/morganton-makes-little-league-list/

http://greatermorganton.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=MNH%2FMGArticle%2FMNH_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173356079211&path=%21frontpage

http://www.individual.com/story.php?story=87508162

Greenville News - Home and Garden

http://greenvilleschomeandgarden.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/NEWS01/808230322/0/HOMEANDGARDEN

Macon.Com

http://www.macon.com/149/story/440858.html

Macon.Com -

http://www.macon.com/198/story/441170.html

8/24/08:

News Herald-Morganton, NC

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-morganton-makes-little-league-list-city-a-finalist-/2008/08/24/3616459.htm

http://www.silobreaker.com/DocumentReader.aspx?Item=5_894865414

TCMNet: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/08/24/3616459.htm

8/25/2008

Tribune Times: http://www.tribunetimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080825/NEWS01/80825025/1144/TRIBUNETIMES

8/30/08

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer:

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/424446.html

9/2/2008

Greenville Online

http://m.greenvilleonline.com/news.jsp?key=125277&rc=op

9/24/2008

Morganton News Herald

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/sep/23/roy-waters-baseball-parks---old-and-new/

Greenville LL in Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenville,_South_Carolina

Morganton LL Facilities:

http://www.ci.morganton.nc.us/html/catawbameadowspark.html

Warner Robins LL website:

http://www.wrall.org/default.aspx

Not about the New HQ or Ballpark but a nice article by Time on LL Baseball:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818822,00.html?iid=digg_share

9/27/08 - Committee Visiting Morganton - Morganton News Herald

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/sep/27/city-hopes-leave-little-league-lasting-impression/

10/2/08 - Report day of Committee Visiting Morganton w/ photo - Morganton News Herald

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/oct/02/morganton-welcomes-little-league/

10/2/08 - WBTV News Morganton - includes a video

http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9116045

10/3/08 - Report after Committee Visited Morganton - Morganton News Herald

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/oct/02/little-league-decision-deck/news-local/

10/7/08 - Macon Telegraph

http://www.macon.com/197/story/484582.html

10/8/08 - Report on Committee Visit to Warner Robins - WMAZ TV Macon

http://www.13wmaz.com/article/20081007/NEWS01/81007031/1013/NEWS04

http://m.13wmaz.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081007/NEWS01/81007031/-1/WAP&template=wapart

10/8/08 - Letter to the Editor - Morganton News Herald

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/oct/08/morganton-progressive/

10/12/08 - Morganton Status after visit - Morganton News Herald

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/oct/12/city-seeks-money-little-league/news-local/

10/13/08 - Morganton Status after visit - Morganton News Herald

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/oct/13/baseball-could-score-area-big-bucks/

10/13/08 - Morganton Status after visit - Hildebran News

http://www.hildebrannews.com/news/oct08/1305.html

10/13/08 - Morganton Status after visit - WKVS-FM Radio News

http://www.ask4direct.com/InfoRead.asp?id=WKVS&InfoID=466891

10/14/08 - Morganton Status after visit - Charlotte Observer

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/251839.html

10/20/08 - City of Greenville Zoning Exemption / Land-Use Plans - 840 Mauldin Rd

http://www.greatergreenville.com/city_government/PlanningApplications/applications/2008/November/BoardofZoningAppeals/11-20-2008/S-08-12-840MauldinRd.pdf

11/1/08 - Morganton Submits Bid - Morganton News Herald

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/nov/01/city-submits-bid-little-league/

11/13/08 - Morganton Could Hear Soon - Morganton News Herald

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/nov/12/city-could-hear-soon-about-little-league-decision/news-local/

11/14/08 - Greenville eliminated by LL - WYFF

http://www.wyff4.com/news/17982893/detail.html

11/14/08 - Little League Intl Press Release

http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2008stories/SoutheastRegionHQRelocationFinalists.htm

11/15/08 - Greenville strikes out with LL- Greenville News

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008811150308

11/15/08 - Morganton and Warner Robins are Finalists - Morganton News Herald

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/nov/14/greenville-strikes-out-morganton-still-running-lit/

11/15/08 - Middle Schools to Get Fields of Dreams - Greenville News

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008811150301

11/16/08 - Little League Keeps Morganton in Play - Morganton News Herald

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/nov/16/little-league-keeps-morganton-play/news-local/

12/9/08 - Hunitngton WV News - 2009 Tournament in Ceredo-Kenova

http://www.huntingtonnews.net/sports/081209-staff-sportslittleleaguebaseball.html

12/9/08 - Williamsport Wordpress - Warner Robins Announcement

http://williamsport.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/warner-robins-ga-selected-as-site-of-new-little-league-southeast-region-headquarters/

12/9/2008 - Macon.com - Warner Robins Selected

http://www.macon.com/367/story/551839.html

12/9/2008 - Morganton Strikes Out - Morganton News Herald

http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2008/dec/09/morganton-strikes-out-little-league-going-georgia/news-local/

12/10/08 - WMAZ-Macon - Warner Robins Selected

http://www.13wmaz.com/article/20081209/NEWS01/81209027/1001/NEWS

12/10/08 - WMAZ-Macon - Warner Robins Selected

http://www.13wmaz.com/article/20081210/NEWS01/81210033

12/10/2008 - Macon.com - Warner Robins Selected

http://www.macon.com/197/story/553269.html