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EDITOR S NOTE: This story was revised Wednesday to include a comment from City Manager Grayson Path.
Once thought to be a hoax, Paris city leaders and law enforcement are preparing for an announced “White Unity Conference,” set for Oct. 9 in Paris and organized by the Church of the Ku Klux Klan. The event was announced on the chapter’s website, and screenshots of the event’s flyer have been shared across social media. A representative of the klan, who would only identify himself as Brother Frank, confirmed the planned event to The Paris News. Although advertised as taking place “in Paris,” Frank said the conference will be hosted by a property owner with land outside city limits. ....

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