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Grenada resident Bill Daly addresses the Grenada City Council proposing that the Confederate Monument be relocated to the city's Confederate Cemetery. | Photo by Adam Prestridge © 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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Residents speak out on Confederate Monument removal from the Square
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE - Publisher
Wed,09/18/24-7:45PM , 1,976 Reads
Prior to and after Mississippi Rep. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes (Rep.-Picayune) stating her case against the relocation of Grenada’s Confederate Monument from the Downtown Square to what she believes is not a “suitable location,” several longtime residents voiced their concerns on the matter.
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Crews were on hand early last Wednesday morning to begin the relocation process of the Confederate Statue on the Downtown Square in Grenada. | Photo by Chuck Hathcock © 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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STATUE CAUSING STIR: Monument relocation begins; state official warns of litigation
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE - Publisher
Wed,09/18/24-7:02PM , 1,344 Reads
Despite Mississippi Rep. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes (Rep.-Picayune) urging the City Council to reconsider relocating the Confederate Statue during last Monday night’s meeting, crews began relocating the aging monument early last Wednesday morning.
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Crews were on hand early Wednesday morning to begin the relocation process of the Confederate Statue on the Downtown Square in Grenada. | Photo by Chuck Hathcock © 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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Crews begin Confederate Statue relocation; state official warns Council of potential litigation
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE - Publisher
Wed,09/11/24-12:07PM , 3,723 Reads 14,342 Statewide
Despite Mississippi Rep. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes (Rep.-Picayune) urging the City Council to reconsider relocating the Confederate Monument during Monday night’s meeting, crews began relocating the aging monument early this morning.
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Grenada Police Department patrol officer Camara Williams can be seen through the glass doors of City Hall presenting her grievance against the department to the Council last Monday night in Executive Session. Police Chief George Douglas stands beside Williams despite her request for him to be excused. | Photo by Adam Prestridge © 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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Chavis: ‘She was so brave’: GPD officers’ grievances fall on deaf ears
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE - Publisher
Thu,08/15/24-8:34PM , 3,401 Reads
After more than two and a half hours in Executive Session last Monday night following a special-called meeting of the City Council, four Grenada Police Department officers emerged from City Hall knowing exactly what they knew when they entered: Nothing.
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