A Blue Mound native is working towards his Eagle Scout award. Dez Fringer is a Meridian High School senior doing cleanup work at Taylor Cemetery at Sangchris Lake State Park. Fringer plans to improve the visibility of the gravesite while adding signage to better mark the location. Additional work includes an improved path to reach the site. 

The project is about halfway done and Fringer has started a GoFundMe to try to raise money towards better care of the project. Fringer says he appreciates the support he receives from the Boy Scouts and is looking for the same from the community.

Fringer is in line to become the 104th Eagle Scout awarded with this honor from Boy Scout Troop 85 in Moweaqua. As for the importance of the project it not just means a lot to Fringer and the troop, but has historical value for the community as well. 

To find out more about Boy Scout Troop 85 visit www.facebook.com/BSA85/ and for the GoFundMe, https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-dezs-eagle-scout-cemetery-project