This section begins with a collection of correspondence to various Calloway County government officials as well as remarks made before the Calloway County Fiscal Court in 2020, which the Sentinel obtained from County Judge-Executive Kenny Imes' office.
Calloway County Judge Executive Kenneth Imes,
In regards to the removal of the General Robert E. Lee statue on the court square of Murray, Kentucky, I as president of the J.N. Williams Chapter of United Daughters of Confederacy, would like to set the record straight. The historic monument of General Robert E. Lee on the court square stands as a reminder of our ancestors who fought bravely for four years in the War Against Northern Aggression. Western Kentucky was very much pro-Confederacy. The J.N. Williams Chapter purchased this stature [sic] and it has been a part of our landscape for decades. Robert E. Lee was the most widely respected Civil War commander. I am very much opposed to the removal of this statue. I am saddened that some people find anything connected with the Confederacy offensive. We are all Americans. Let us honor our past.
Sincerely,
Ann Hiter
J.N. Williams Chapter President, Murray, KY
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