News From Around the South 10/2 to 10/9

News From Around the South 10/2 to 10/9

VIRGINIA: Recently Discovered Civil War Letters Trove May Be Largest Ever Found  RADFORD, Va. — Southwest Virginia gets limited respect in Civil War history circles, but a recently-discovered cache of letters tied to the Glencoe Mansion Museum may change that. “In my...
The Swamp Gets Deeper

The Swamp Gets Deeper

Tom Price resigned his post as secretary of health and human services because the president didn’t like the optics of his using taxpayer money to fly in private jets to venues easily accessible by commercial flights — or even by car. But plenty of others in the...
Future Murky for Stone Mountain

Future Murky for Stone Mountain

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Of all the Confederate monuments under fire, few are more figuratively weighted — and literally fixed — than the 1,700-foot high outcropping of granite outside Atlanta with carvings of Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and Jefferson...
News From Around the South 11/25 to 10/2

News From Around the South 11/25 to 10/2

VIRGINIA: Pole Flying Large Confederate Flag on I-95 Vandalized Someone recently vandalized the flagpole that flies the controversial Confederate flag that towers above Interstate 95 on private property in the Falmouth area, authorities said. Stafford County...
Capacity and Confusion

Capacity and Confusion

The combination of constant news, social media and a filterless firehose of opinion has created a deluge of political news, comment and updates that can be overwhelming — especially to Americans who are attempting to work, raise children, care for parents and take a...