QUINCY, Fla. (WTXL) — Saturday, neighbors in the St. Hebron community are rolling up their sleeves to put the finishing touches on a long-awaited park that will soon give families and kids a safe place to gather and play.
- The new St. Hebron Park sits on the former site of Pine Grove School, which closed in 1970.
- The project — led by Commissioner Alonzetta Simpkins — will feature a pickleball court, walking trail, basketball court, and pavilions for family gatherings.
- Watch the video below to see how community members are coming together to bring this decades-old dream to life.
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This weekend, neighbors are rolling up their sleeves and laying down roots in the St. Hebron community. I’m Tatyana Purifoy, your Quincy neighborhood reporter, and neighbors are coming together here Saturday at the St. Hebron Park to finish the final touches on a safe place for families and kids to gather for years to come.
Saturday, neighbors in the St. Hebron community are joining forces to finish a project decades in the making — turning what was once the site of the old Pine Grove School, closed since 1970, into a new park that will bring families together again. The park is located on St. Hebron Road and Joseph Williams Road, and for decades, this land sat quiet. But now, it’s buzzing with life again as neighbors work together to build something new for the next generation…