Danville should honor African-Americans by taking ownership of cemetery
“The City of Danville, rightfully, is considering honoring the 50th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interestingly, Moneta Sleet Jr., whose father was born in Perryville, was awarded the Pulitzer…
No decision on Old County Cemetery issue
“The brewing battle for the Old County Cemetery will carry into the coming year. #Lawmakers went into executive session on Monday, Dec. 15 to discuss their prospects for obtaining the former county-owned property in Essex…
Essex County wants cemetery back
“Essex County lawmakers have authorized using eminent domain to take back the old County Home and Infirmary cemetery in Essex. It was sold by mistake in 1985 as part of the former county poor farm…
A peek inside Beth Olem, the cemetery that was swallowed by a GM plant
” In the early 1980s, Mayor Coleman A. Young and the city of Detroit conceded a whole neighborhood to General Motors. As GM threatened to end its manufacturing presence in the city by closing its…
McComb to take over neglected cemetery under eminent domain
“The judge’s bench was a folding table and a folding chair was the witness stand when a Pike County judge turned Greenwood Cemetery over to the City of McComb. The Enterprise-Journal (http://bit.ly/W0FDUY ) reports that…
Eminent domain hearing to be held over historic cemetery’s fate
“A historic cemetery in McComb will be the site of a court hearing this week. The eminent domain hearing was scheduled after area residents asked the city to take over and clean up Greenwood Cemetery….
Beaverton School District eminent domain trial ends with $6.7 million verdict
“The battle between the Beaverton School District and the Crescent Grove Cemetery Association over a 15-acre piece of South Cooper Mountain property ended Wednesday with $6.7 million verdict. The amount was nearly halfway between the…
Tigard cemetery wins lawsuit against Beaverton schools
“The Beaverton School District lost a $6.7 million lawsuit against a Tigard cemetery, ending a yearlong legal battle over the property it planned to purchase to build a new high school. Crescent Grove Cemetery has…
Bartow Moving to Take Over Cemetery
“After months of discussion, Bartow city commissioners are poised to move ahead with plans to take ownership of Evergreen Cemetery. For Leo Longworth Jr., whose ancestors are buried at Evergreen, it can’t happen soon enough….
McComb moves toward acquiring cemetery
“City officials have the process to acquire the Burglund neighborhood’s Greenwood Cemetery, which has no apparent owner and is seldom maintained. The Enterprise-Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1eLz9ly) McComb selectmen voted this past week to allow board attorney…