There are 5 article(s) tagged Lee Millar:

• September 2021

  • Rubble from Forrest exhumation mars Health Sciences Park

    The Forrests’ reburial ceremony on Sept. 18 in Middle Tennessee may come sooner than restoration of Health Sciences Park.

    By Tom Bailey September 02, 2021

• November 2020

  • Motion filed to begin process of moving Forrest remains

    No location has been decided on for the re-interment, according to SCV leader Lee Millar. But court documents suggest the remains and equestrian statue of Forrest removed from Health Sciences Park could be bound for a new National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tn. 

    By Bill Dries November 20, 2020

• March 2019

  • Senate Transportation chair says Kyle bill on SCV specialty plates deserves debate

    A key Senate committee chairman believes legislation barring nonprofit groups from using specialty tag proceeds to sue the state or cities is worth debating.

    By Sam Stockard March 14, 2019

  • Towns sounds off on Memphis monuments lawsuit

    State representatives say monuments caused consternation among black community for years in Memphis.

    By Sam Stockard March 04, 2019

  • Kyle hopes to restrict lawsuits funded by sale of Confederate tags

    Legislation would prohibit proceeds from the sale of specialty tags from being used to pay for lawsuits against local or state governments.

    By Sam Stockard March 02, 2019