HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Marshall University’s men’s basketball team will be hitting the court Tuesday for their first exhibition game, but Monday night, they joined city leaders in an effort to make the community safer and brighter.
The Thundering Herd met Huntington Mayor Patrick Farrell, Councilwoman Teresa Johnson and other volunteers to spot street lights that aren’t working in the Fairfield community.
This was part of the city’s “Project Lights On,” a public safety initiative to locate and repair streetlight outages.
Thundering Herd Student Coach Ryan Nutter says he doesn’t live far from the area and knowing that street lights are working, gives him a feeling a safety when he come home.
“You walk in late at night, you had a stressful day. You don’t want to worry about running into something that you don’t want to see. You want to be able to just walk your walk, debrief for the day and not worry about anything,” Nutter says.
Marshall University Athletic Director Gerald Harrison says with basketball season just around the corner, “it’s really great to have our basketball team out in the community, doing something that’ benefits the Huntington community.”
Street light issues in the Highlawn, Guyandotte, Altizer, and Westmoreland areas have already been addressed.
City officials say once the problem areas have been identified, they will then contact Appalachian Power crews so they can fix the problem as soon as possible.
