Alfred Rutherford carries bricks he will lay into a path around the new fountain at the Veterans Memorial Park on Tuesday. The fountain cost $40,000 and was paid for with fund raising and a $20,000 match grant from the Community Foundation of West Georgia. Park committee members have started fund raising for a pavilion to be built at the site.

From left, Sammy Robinson, Jonathan Hulsey and Alfred Rutherford work on finishing the new fountain at the Veterans Memorial Park on Tuesday. This year’s Memorial Day ceremony will be on Saturday at 10 a.m. The fountain is scheduled to be complete.