Replica Civil War cannons removed from park, returned … The replica Civil War cannons and a historical plaque that used to stand in a Memphis park alongside a statue of Jefferson Davis were removed and taken to storage Wednesday.
GOP leaders seek to limit local community oversight … Tennessee Republican lawmakers on Monday introduced legislation limiting the powers of community oversight boards just months after Democratic-leaning Nashville passed a referendum establishing such a group to investigate police misconduct claims.
Confederate group claims statue pedestal removal … According to the group, they are in the process of appealing a recent decision allowing the non-profit to remove the items.
Report: 110 Confederate monuments removed in US since … It took generations to erect all the nation’s Confederate monuments, and a new report shows they’re being removed at a pace of about three each month.
Hospital fires employee who wore controversial shirt … As far as the rules in Mississippi go, the only clothing you can’t wear to the polls is clothing that shows a candidate’s name or face.
Houston man gets more than 6 years in prison for … A 26-year-old man was sentenced to six and a half years in prison after he tried to blow up the Dick Dowling Confederate monument in Houston.
President Trump campaigns for Cindy Hyde-Smith in … We’re following the runoff election between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy for the United States Senate.
Virginia school drops Confederate name in favor of … A Richmond, Virginia, elementary school will switch its name from that of a Confederate general to that of the nation’s first black President.
Memphis’ historic Hunt-Phelan mansion up for sale A historic antebellum mansion in downtown memphis could be yours for $3.5 million.
Informed Sources, September 15, 2018 Topics: Confederate statue lawsuit settlement offer, Beale Street security and local jail not cooperating with ICE
County commissioner tells black woman he belongs … A Leavenworth County commissioner is being asked to resign after telling a black woman he belongs to a “master race.”