DUBLIN, Ga. — The East Dublin Recreation Department is struggling to attract participants to its youth sports programs, raising concerns that low enrollment could force the cancellation of activities at a park that community members fought to revive.

The department, led by Director Dawn Wood, recently regained control of the local park after years of dormancy under Dublin-Laurens County Parks management. Wood says she has deep personal ties to the facility.

"I was 12 years old. I played on one of the first softball teams here, and if the lights were on here, somebody was here," Wood said.

The park holds special significance for the East Dublin community. Curtis Warnock's family donated the land for its construction, and he describes the original development as a community effort built

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