Below is the SCV Weekly News Analysis. This service has been developed by and is provided by the Public Affairs and Education Committees of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and will assist you in staying informed about Heritage News and events during the week and to help locate news forums with articles of interest. THIS ANALYSIS IS PROVIDED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The stories are identified by scanning select regional and national newspapers and news agencies located on the Web.

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Aug 13, 2008
New name picked for (Gen. Albert Sidney) Johnston campus Austin American-Statesman, Tex. After less than an hour of deliberation, Austin school trustees on Monday chose Eastside Memorial High School at the Johnston Campus as the new name
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Civil War Center agrees to accept statue Richmond Times Dispatch, Va. The American Civil War Center announced today that it would accept a bronze statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from the Sons of Confederate Veterans ...
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School board hears dueling sides of flag issue Cumberland Times-News, MD CUMBERLAND - The Confederate flag dominated the bulk of discussion at Tuesday's meeting of the Allegany County Board of Education.
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Appeals board disapproves Trimble (cemetery) flagpole State Gazette, Tenn. The Dyer County Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday declined to approve permission for the Sons of Confederate Veterans to place an 80-foot flagpole ...
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Tenn: Civil War munition causes evacuation WBIR - TV
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Update: Jury charged in Confederate flag case WBIR-TV, Tenn.
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Ban on emblem defended Knoxville News Sentinel, Tenn. At trial, school officials say Confederate symbol could cause trouble.
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