The Paris P.I. recently reported that the Grove Tower Advisory Committee met on Feburary 3rd to continue discussions on the fate of the Grove Tower. A recommendation was made at the meeting naming the City of Paris “a logical candidate” to take over temporary stewardship of the historic former high school campus from the Henry County School System. A number of other options were discussed regarding ownership of the property, such as a non-profit or foundation. The Save the Grove...

[caption id="attachment_3240" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Photo by Shannon McFarlin[/caption] We were very pleased to see the latest positive movement in efforts to save the Grove Tower. Last month, the Save Grove Tower Association presented to the  Board of Education of Henry County Schools, resulting in a unanimous vote to form a Grove Tower Advisory Committee. This committee will be tasked with the creation of an engineering study of the building. The committee is chaired by Russ Orr, a member of the...

We were relieved to learn that there are now serious efforts underway to save the tower! There was a meeting on Aug. 21 which was well attended and supported by a number of speakers. The efforts are being led by the Henry County Historical Society, and we have been informed that efforts are underway to establish a separate 501(c)(3) charity to collect funds for the project. “Our goals are to repair Grove Tower, to restore, parts of it, renovate it...

[caption id="attachment_2078" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Photo by Shannon McFarlin.[/caption] The Radio NWTN website has posted that the preservation of Grove Tower will once again be a topic of discussion as it is on the agenda for an upcoming meeting of the Henry County Historical Society. The society's regular quarterly meeting will be held on Thursday, August 21, and the preservation of Grove Tower will be in the spotlight. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Paris-Henry County Heritage...

[caption id="attachment_1310" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Photo by By Shannon McFarlin, News Director at Radio NWTN[/caption] For those of you who may have missed this, I thought you would like to know about problems with our beloved Grove tower. Structural issues have been uncovered which have forced staff to temporarily relocate. The historic tower was built in 1906 and now houses offices of Henry County Schools. Read the full article here...