Macon County Circuit Judge Steven Perryman issued the ruling in favor of the Macon County Commission.
Macon County officials have announced that they have filed a lawsuit in state court over the Confederate statue in Tuskegee’s town square that some want to be removed. The question has been over who owns the land where the statue stands.
A state legislator is sponsoring a bill to protect historical monuments. State Rep. Mike Holmes (R – Wetumpka) announced he is sponsoring to further strengthen the current Alabama Memorial Preservation Act. The Act protects monuments, markers, and other historical remembrances from removal, relocation, and destruction. State Rep. Mike Holmes (R – Wetumpka) Holmes says today’s ‘cancel culture’ is erasing any…
Many towns and cities around the nation have been removing Confederate Monuments after racial tensions heightened around the country. Lowndes County followed suit by voting unanimously Monday to remove a confederate statue from Hayneville Town Square. Lowndes County Administrator Jacqueline Thomas confirms the statue has since been removed. County Commission Chairman Carnell McAlpine says the monument was installed in the…
Update from Montgomery Public Schools: “Following last night’s incident at Lee High School, MPS personnel removed the damaged statue from campus and moved it safely into our storage space.” Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee propped up near its pedestal at Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery – Alabama News Network Photo Tonight, the statue of Confederate General…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld a state law barring cities from moving or altering Confederate monuments. Justices on Wednesday reversed a circuit judge’s ruling that declared the law unenforceable because it violates the free speech rights of local communities. The 2017 law prohibits removing and altering memorials that have been standing for more than 40…
