Crews were hard at work Wednesday making repairs at Hopkins County Courthouse. The gutters on the historic building were damaged by rough weather over the last couple of years. Because the building is a historic structure, which featured copper gutters when built in 1895, the county is required to replace them with copper gutters. The cost for the very expensive copper replacement gutters, according to Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom, is being covered by insurance.
The project is expected to take until the middle of next week to complete. A crew was working Wednesday afternoon on the backside of the courthouse facing Jefferson Street. As work continues, the workers are cordoning off their work area to not only give them room to work but also for the safety of visitors to the downtown area. Wednesday afternoon, the work zone spanned from the sidewalk just off Oak Avenue leading to the pathway to the entry doors and basement, and the corner of Jefferson Street at Oak Avenue up to the front door just off Church Street.
Thus, individuals traveling around the courthouse, especially on Oak Avenue and Jefferson Street to Church Street, are reminded to take care, watch for workers and refrain from entering the work zone until the project is complete.
