Confederate Controversy Targets Stone Mountain | Patch PM

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Wednesday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Group Prays For State To Fade Out Confederate Mark On Stone Mountain

"We are going to unify DeKalb County, Stone Mountain, the state of Georgia, our nation under this issue," said Meymoona Freeman, co-chair of the Stone Mountain Action Coalition, a new grassroots group advocating for a reimagining of a place where the modern Ku Klux Klan was born.

Stone Mountain's Confederate Symbol Row Simmers After Summer Protests

Local Black business owner, Chandra Moye, who is already muddling through a pandemic that has hit retailers especially hard, has had a more difficult time shielding the commercial district from the conflict that the nearby massive Confederate memorial has increasingly brought to this small city in DeKalb County.

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GA Coronavirus Progress Touted By Kemp During Wednesday Briefing

Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday that Georgia has reduced new COVID-19 cases 64 percent since late July and hospitalizations by 60 percent.

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