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Residents tell Houston County commissioners a gate is blocking access to Murphy Cemetery
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Summary
Two local residents told the Commissioners Court that a gate over a road is preventing access to Murphy Cemetery, which one speaker said contains burials dating about 200 years; Judge Jim Lovell asked that the matter be added to a future agenda for action.
Two residents told the Houston County Commissioners Court on Feb. 24 that a gate installed over a road is blocking access to Murphy Cemetery.
"The cemetery has people buried back to 200 years ago," said William McKnight, who spoke with Cather Woods during the meeting’s recognition and comments portion. Both requested the court address the access issue. Judge Jim Lovell asked that the topic be placed on the court’s next agenda for deliberation or action.
The court offered no immediate remedy during the Feb. 24 meeting and made no motion beyond scheduling the item for future consideration. The record does not specify the gate’s owner, whether the road is public or private, or any timeline for the county’s next steps.