McDONOUGH — As plans for removal of the Confederate statue on the McDonough square move forward members of the Henry County Board of Commissioners have shown some dissension in the way the vote to remove the statue was handled.
The July 7 vote to remove the statue was 4-1 with Commissioners Dee Clemmons, Vivian Thomas and Bruce Holmes and Chair June Wood in favor of removal.
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