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Confederate monument’s future unclear after City Council withdraws bill to fund removal
Read full article: Confederate monument’s future unclear after City Council withdraws bill to fund removalAs of Thursday, it remained unclear what might happen to the Confederate monument that sits in Springfield Park.
3 City Council members endorse removal of Confederate statue from Springfield Park
Read full article: 3 City Council members endorse removal of Confederate statue from Springfield ParkThree members of the Jacksonville City Council say they support the removing of the Confederate monument at Springfield Park, which it was recently revealed could cost more than $1 million to do.
Juvenile charged in vandalism to veterans monument at Green Cove Springs park
Read full article: Juvenile charged in vandalism to veterans monument at Green Cove Springs parkA juvenile confessed to vandalizing a monument in Spring Park in Green Cove Springs that is dedicated to U.S. service members who were killed in action, the Green Cove Springs Police Department announced Thursday.
EU court rejects 2 Ryanair challenges of airline subsidies
Read full article: EU court rejects 2 Ryanair challenges of airline subsidiesA top European Union court dealt another blow to Ryanair on Wednesday and rejected the low-cost carrier’s arguments that the aid Sweden, Denmark and Finland gave two other airlines to get through the COVID-19 crisis was illegal.
Brunswick to remove Confederate monument from park
Read full article: Brunswick to remove Confederate monument from parkBRUNSWICK, Ga. – Leaders of a Georgia city have voted to remove a Confederate monument from a park where it has stood since 1902. Commissioners in the port city of Brunswick voted 4-1 to take the monument out of Hanover Square. Officials had debated what to do about the monument since July. Brunswick Mayor Cornell Harvey says the monument will initially be moved into storage. The city hasn’t found a new home for it, but the mayor says perhaps a museum might be willing to take it.
Crews begin work to move Confederate monument in St. Augustine
Read full article: Crews begin work to move Confederate monument in St. AugustineST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. Crews in St. Augustine have removed the top pillar that sat on the oldest Confederate memorial in Florida. Commissioners in St. Augustine voted 3-2 earlier this month to relocate the monument to the Trout Creek Fish Camp. City Manager John Regan had reviewed proposals to relocate the monument and recommended the site at the fish camp, which was offered by the propertys owner, Randy Ringhaver. On Monday, a statue of Confederate Gen. William Loring that was located feet away was removed. The University of Florida, which owns the property where the Loring monument stood, relocated the statue to a private property.