In its regular meeting Thursday the Trion Town Council announced that it received a $40,000 grant from the Tillotson Charitable Foundation to be used for playground equipment in its park. 

The council also discussed applying for a recreation trail grant for a walking/biking trail starting at the river and looping around up Highway 27, then around to the ball field and to the track field. The trail will be asphalted and will be similar to the recreation trail in Rome.

Also, the council voted to rent a billboard to be placed on Highway 27 between the town and Walmart in recognition of the three-time state champion Trion HIgh school Competition Cheerleaders. The team has won state for the past three consecutive years and five of the last six years.

In other business the council named town clerk Missy Duncan Election Superintendent; Cherly Craig, assistant superintendent; and Jackie Weaver, absentee ballot clerk. The council also voted to hire former town clerk Patty Hill as an independent contractor to help the women in the town's office at City Hall. 

The council also had a first reading on an amendment to its Building Code ordinance and voted to close its HRA Payroll and Interest Checking Account, an account that has sat dormant for a good while.