The old Fort Gay High School will soon see new life!
Home Federal Loan Bank of Pittsburgh will assist redevelopment of the facility with $568,565 in grant monies, Ft. Gay mayor Joetta Hatfield announced this week. “We are hopeful other funding will be coming as well,” Hatfield said. “The total cost is estimated about $2 million.”
Coalfield Development will act as contractor & developer for the project. According to the
mayor there will be 8 apartments upstairs and the first floor will be totally for community use. Town Hall will be relocated there, as well as a Radio Station, College Classrooms, Conference Rooms, Commercial Dining & Kitchen Area as well as other things, Hatfield said.
“As President of New Day in Fort Gay, the group that owns FGHS, I can assure you we are dedicated & committed to this project. This has been a while coming but it’s now happening & will definitely be an asset for our community,” Hatfield said. “I have always been very passionate about this beautiful building and it sure was a great Christmas present to receive this funding.”
A new roof will be the first thing asap. Then in spring, construction will begin, she added.
“I have been on this project since the beginning which was started in 2012,” Hatfield said. “Not only is the building beautiful itself, but so is the school lawn and that’s where most everything takes place that happens within our little town.”
“I am a 1975 graduate of Fort Gay high school and I have always loved the building and the lawn and it holds memories for most everyone connected to Fort Gay in some way or another.”
how come louisa dont get any money
that is one intelligent question you must be a genuis
Maybe because it came from the west Virginia housing authority key word west Virginia
i still don’t no why louisa dont get any money
I hope the outside of the building will not be changed.
Been HVAC all my life if u need a good company to do the HVAC contact custom heating and cooling Huntington WV my name is vent Adkins I went to school there would love to give a good price and help do the upgrade. Don Donahue owner thanks
somebody from louisa needs to do the work we pay taxes and that gives us a rite
You pay taxes in West Virginia?
no stupid ft gay is part of louisa
Last time I checked, Fort Gay was in West Virginia, across the river from Louisa, which is in Kentucky.
thrs a bridge on that river DA
The bridge doesn’t make Fort Gay a part of Louisa, idiot. Do you not understand that Louisa is in Kentucky, which is one state, and Fort Gay is in West Virginia, which is a totally different state? Fort gay is in WV. Louisa is in KY. Louisa does not pay WV taxes. Fort Gay does not pay KY taxes. The people who live in Fort Gay are citizens of West Virginia. Folks from Louisa are citizens of Kentucky. You are an idiot from Kentucky, not West Virginia.
that bridge proves louisa and ft gay are the same place you are so dum
Ok, you got me. Just like Huntington, Ohio and Catlettsburg, West Virginia. Silly me!
thats rite you aint as dum as i said