Steel plate covers statue’s offending phrase

Jul 22, 2026 at 08:15 am by M_Layton

A metal plate covers an inscription on a statue located beside the Tyrrell County Courthouse earlier this week. The covering was part of a lawsuit settlement. (Submitted Photo)

COLUMBIA — Last Wednesday, that offending spot on Tyrrell County’s Confederate Memorial was covered with a steel plate. 

For more information, check out the July 22, 2026, edition of the Roanoke Beacon.

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