During a May 16 Stone Mountain City Council meeting, a vote on a resolution to remove the Confederate flag flying in the Stone Mountain Cemetery failed with three votes for, two against, and one abstention.
The city of Stone Mountain conducted a Citywide Clean-Up Kick Off on Saturday, May 6. Residents teamed up with city council members, members of the police department, and the public works department to clean up litter in city parks and neighborhoods, the downtown area, and the city cemetery.