PHOTOS: An inside look at Thomas County Central’s new $25 million practice facility

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PHOTOS: An inside look at Thomas County Central’s new $25 million practice facility

Defending football state champion Thomas County Central opened its $25 million practice facility in March.

The weight room inside the Thomas County Central indoor athletic facility features the Yellow Jacket mascot and other TCC logos throughout. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

Football players will dine inside the cafeteria at Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The athletic training room inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The athletic training room inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The athletic training room inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

Members of the Thomas County Central color guard practice in a room inside TCC’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The band room inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

Athletic memorabilia is displayed in glass cases inside the lobby of Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

Two mannequins dressed in Thomas County Central football uniforms stand on either side of a case featuring a replica of Charlie Ward’s Heisman trophy inside the school’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

Athletic memorabilia is displayed in glass cases inside the lobby of Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The gymnastics space inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The varsity boys basketball locker room in Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

One of several classrooms inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The weight room in the Thomas County Central indoor athletic facility features the Yellow Jacket mascot and other TCC logos throughout. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The weight room in Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility features the Yellow Jacket mascot and other TCC logos on equipment, the walls and more throughout the space. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

One of the turf fields that is part of the Thomas County Central indoor athletic facility is used by the band for its practices. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

Six state championship rings are displayed in a glass case inside the lobby of Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The turf practice field inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The turf practice field inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The turf practice field inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The turf practice field inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The hallway leading to the indoor field is covered with encouraging graphics for the football players to walk by as they head to practice at Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

There is a laundry room inside the football locker room at Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The equipment room is nestled inside the football locker room at Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

Graphics cover the walls inside the football locker room in Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

Graphics cover the walls inside the football locker room in Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

Cubbies provide a seamless way for athletes to collect their gear and prepare for their practice or game in Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The “Legends of the Nest” wall features Thomas County Central football players who have made it to the NFL. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key’s signature is on a graphic lining the hall of Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

University of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart’s signature is on a graphic lining the hall of Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

A large graphic that reads “tradition never graduates” is featured on the hallway in Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. TCC football helmets from over the years are displayed above the graphic. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The weight room in the Thomas County Central indoor athletic facility features the Yellow Jacket mascot and other TCC logos on equipment, the walls and more throughout the space. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The seven state championship logos are displayed on the wall of the weight room inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The weight room inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility features the Yellow Jacket mascot and other TCC logos throughout. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

The weight room inside Thomas County Central’s new indoor athletic facility features the Yellow Jacket mascot and other TCC logos throughout. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

An outdoor turf practice field is part of Thomas County Central’s athletic facility. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

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Credit: A. Wallace for the AJC

The weight room inside the Thomas County Central indoor athletic facility features the Yellow Jacket mascot and other TCC logos throughout. (A. Wallace for the AJC)

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