Letter from Mayor Bob Rogers dated June 26, 2020

Dear Deputy Judge Winchester,

Enclosed please find a copy of a resolution passed by the Murray City council at its meeting last night. This resolution requests that the Calloway County Fiscal Court take whatever action is necessary to remove the Confederate statue from the courthouse lawn.

The Council realizes that the statue is on property owned by the County, but it does sit in the middle of our town and the negative publicity and controversy is identifying our community as being a racist community, and we all know that isn't true by any means.

We hope you'll receive this resolution in the spirit that it is being sent, that we think it would be in the best interest of our community if the statue is removed and relocated.

Thank you,

Bob Rogers

Mayor, City of Murray

*Editor's note: The resolution enclosed with the above letter can be found in the "Resource Library" section.

The foregoing is part of 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.