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Confederate Flag Whips Up Debate in Grady County [View all]
Posted: Thursday, July 9, 2015 10:00 am
Updated: 10:16 am, Thu Jul 9, 2015.
... During Tuesday's County Commission meeting, chair LaFaye Copeland brought up the proposal to take down a small Confederate flag that sits on the corner of a Confederate soldier monument on the courthouse grounds. Copeland said several of her constituents have voiced their concerns about the flag, particularly what it stands for, in light of the shooting in Charleston last month. The flag wasn't built alongside the monument, which has stood at the courthouse for years, honoring an unnamed Confederate soldier. Copeland said she can't remember how long the flag has been planted at the site, but it's been there for the three years she has served on the commission. And now, she's calling for it to be removed ...
http://www.wtxl.com/news/confederate-flag-whips-up-debate-in-grady-county/article_238fc97e-2639-11e5-a107-e76e9add5f19.html
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