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The bust of a Confederate general at the state Capitol Building could be removed Soon.  There;s a vote by the Building Commission.  The bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is expected to be moved to the Tennessee State Museum following the vote.  Last year, the Capitol Commission voted to remove not only Forrest’s bust, but the busts of Admiral David Farragut and Admiral Albert Gleaves, as well.

Tennessee’s commissioner for the Department of Tourist Development is apologizing for how the Tennessee On Me campaign was rolled out.  Commissioner Mark Ezell made the comments to a joint committee of lawmakers yesterday.  The Tennessee On Me program incentivizes visitors from out-of-state to book hotel rooms in participating cities and then get 250-dollar airfare vouchers from the state.  Some have criticized the two-and-a-half-million-dollar program as a waste of money while others are upset that it only includes Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville and Memphis

A Lebanon marine is home nearly 80 years after being killed in the Pacific during World War Two.  The remains of Captain Edward Glenn Walker arrived home with full military honors yesterday after he was killed at age 26 during the Battle of Tarawa in November of 1943.  A previous mixup caused another marine’s remains to be buried alongside Captain Walker’s family members in a Lebanon cemetery.  A memorial service is set for Saturday at Fairview Church with burial to follow at the Wilson County Memorial Park Cemetery.