News From Around the South 3/18-3/25

News From Around the South 3/18-3/25

Tennessee: Compromise Sought after Memphis Strikes Confederate Names from Parks MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Memphis officials are proposing a compromise after the City Council stripped Confederacy names from three city parks. Mayor A C Wharton and Councilman Jim Strickland...
News from Around the South 11/26-12/3

News from Around the South 11/26-12/3

Georgia: Signs that a GOP Civil War may be headed Georgia’s way In politics, two years is the equivalent of two eternities. But already, signs are pointing to a Republican civil war headed Georgia’s way, settling into an orbit around the 2014 re-election bid of...
News from Around the South 9/27-10/3

News from Around the South 9/27-10/3

Arkansas: Court Upholds Medical Marijuana Proposal The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a proposed ballot measure that, if successful, would make the state the first in the South to legalize medical marijuana. The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The...

News from Around the South 9/20-9/26

Georgia: Kennessaw Group Brings to Light Cobb’s Civil War Roots By H.M. Cauley, for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution As historians, researchers and interested readers of Civil War lore will confirm, Cobb County has a wealth of connections to the conflict. For...