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Residents urge Williamson County commission to seek waiver to remove Confederate imagery from county seal

5403976 · July 16, 2025
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Summary

Four residents told the county commission during the public-comment period they want the board to pass a new resolution to petition the Tennessee Monuments and Memorials Commission to remove the Confederate flag from the Williamson County seal.

Four residents used the July 14 public-comment period at the Williamson County Board of Commissioners meeting to urge commissioners to remove the Confederate flag from the county seal and to file a waiver petition with the Tennessee Monuments and Memorials Commission. Samantha Ozan, a Franklin parent, asked the commission to "please vote and approve a resolution to submit a waiver petition to the Tennessee Monuments And Memorials Commission to remove the Confederate flag from the Williamson County seal."

Corey Martin, speaking for…

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