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Florence Council votes down marker 4-2
By Bernie Delinski Staff Writer Published: January 22, 2026 FLORENCE — City councilmembers who voted down a marker designed to give context to the Confederate monument outside the Lauderdale County Courthouse expressed a desire for unity. Those favoring the marker said history must be fully addressed before unity is reached. Council members denied a request to place the marker on the courthouse lawn by a 4-2 vote with Jackie Hendrix, Josh Bowling, Thomas Spence and Chapel Kin
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Florence City Council Votes to Suppress the Truth About Their Confederate Statue
By: Kevin M. Levin Published: Jan. 21, 2026 The issue at hand for the Florence (Alabama) City Council this week was not whether their Confederate statue would be removed. That question had essentially been settled by the state when it passed the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 , which which restricts removal or relocation of monuments older than 40 years without state approval and imposes penalties for unauthorized alteration. Rather, the question for the city coun
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Florence debates historical marker to add context to Confederate monument
Author: Valentina Chelala, FOX54 News Published: 8:46 AM CST January 19, 2026 Updated: 6:23 AM CST January 20, 2026 FLORENCE, Ala. — Florence City Council will debate placing a historical marker in front of the Lauderdale County Courthouse to provide context about the Confederate monument there during Tuesday night's meeting. The resolution would authorize city officials to have the marker manufactured, installed, and funded. Under Alabama law, the monument is considered his
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Florence City Council to vote on plaque to be placed in front of Confederate monument
By WAFF 48 Digital Staff and Aria Pons Published: Jan. 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM CST | Updated: Jan. 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM CST FLORENCE, Ala. ( WAFF ) - The Florence City Council will debate and vote on a plaque that may be placed in front of the controversial Confederate Soldiers Monument this week . The monument has stood outside three different Lauderdale County Courthouses since 1903. And outside the current Lauderdale County Courthouse since 1965 and has been targeted by demonst
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Project Say Something founder provides update on Florence Confederate statue marker
By Aria Pons https://www.waff.com/2025/10/01/project-say-something-founder-provides-update-florence-confederate-statue-marker/ LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. ( WAFF ) - The founder of Project Say Something, Camille Bennett, and the historical commission recently approved language for a historical marker to be placed next to a Confederate monument outside the Lauderdale County courthouse . Bennett says the marker is needed to give the statue historical context, since its removal is
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