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The Greenville Flags project has added hundreds of United States flags and crosses along the median of the Audie Murphy Overpass in downtown Greenville, which are expected to remain in place until July 4. Each cross carries the name of a Hunt County resident killed during World War I, World II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War,
There will be an assortment of activities planned across Greenville and Hunt County during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
⢠The Greenville Flags project has added hundreds of United States flags and crosses along the median of the Audie Murphy Overpass in downtown Greenville, which are expected to remain in place until July 4. Each cross carries the name of a Hunt County resident killed during World War I, World II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War, who were identified with assistance from the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum.
Cory Pettway, with the Jefferson County Millennial Democrats speaks during a press conference held at W.C. Patton Park in East Birmingham. Pettway is among those calling for justice in the shooting death of 32-year-old Areyelle M. Yarbrough that happened at the park on Sunday. (Erica Wright, The Birmingham Times)
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Comedian and Birmingham native Rickey Smiley, the Birmingham Urban League and the Jefferson County Commission are among entities offering a total of more than $24,000 for information about a shooting at W.C. Patton Park on Easter Sunday that claimed the life of a 32-year-old bystander and hospitalized five others including a 5-year-old.
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