 | Committee Votes on New Memphis Park Names
The committee charged with finding new names for three Confederate-themed Memphis city parks is ready to make its recommendations.  Watch Video
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| Memphis Parks Group Prepares Name Recommendations
The committee charged with renaming three Confederate-themed Memphis parks is wrapping up its work. Committee members will present their recommendations to the Memphis City Council in a few weeks. Watch Video
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| New Names Proposed for Controversial Memphis Parks
Mayor A C Wharton and City Councilman Jim Strickland have suggested new names for three Memphis parks.
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 | Signs Removed from Contested Memphis Parks
The City of Memphis has removed the official park signs from Confederate Park on Front Street and Jefferson Davis Park on Riverside Drive. It happened Tuesday while many park supporters attended a city council meeting discussing whether to permanently change the parks' names. Watch Video
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| CAO: Memphis Park Signs Removed to Circumvent State Bill
Memphis Chief Administrative Officer George Little said he's the guy that ordered the signs at Confederate and Jefferson Davis Parks removed. The reason, he said, was to avoid problems with state legislation that would make it illegal to change any park names related to the Civil War and its veterans.
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 | Public Voices Opinions on Renaming Memphis Parks
The Ku Klux Klan may have left town, but the battle over the names of three Memphis parks rages on. Watch Video
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 | KKK Exposed: Memphis Permit May Require Hoodless Rally
If the Ku Klux Klan rallies in Memphis the group will have to follow tight guidelines. City Council members held a closed door meeting with lawyers and the police director Tuesday afternoon to discuss what restrictions can be imposed on the KKK. One of them may be forcing members to rally without their infamous hoods. Watch Video
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 | KKK: 'Thousands' Expected to Attend Rally over Memphis Parks
Thousands of members of the Ku Klux Klan could soon be headed to Memphis to protest the renaming of city parks honoring the Confederacy. Watch Video
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| Committee Formed to Study Memphis Park Names
A seven-person committee has been formed to study the renaming of three Memphis parks, which were recently changed in anticipation of new state legislation.
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| Permit Filed for Ku Klux Klan Rally in Memphis
The Ku Klux Klan has filed a permit with the city to hold a protest rally over the renaming of Memphis parks. Watch Video
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| Conferedate Group Opposes KKK Plans to Rally in Memphis
The group Sons of Confederate Veterans, which fought the Memphis City Council over its decision to rename Forrest Park, is denouncing the Ku Klux Klan's supposed plans to rally in Memphis.
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 | Ku Klux Klan to Protest Renaming of Memphis Parks
Thousands of Ku Klux Klan members are coming to Memphis. The KKK is planning the largest rally they've ever had, and the issue surrounds the renaming of three historical Memphis parks. Watch Video
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| Mayor Wharton Speaks Out about Upcoming Klan Rally
For the first time, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is talking about a planned Ku Klux Klan rally in the city.
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| Neighbors Defend Woman who Filed Klan Rally Permit
Tamra Crowder filed the application last week. Neighbors tell ABC 24 News they're not bothered by it; everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Watch Video
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| Proposed Law has City Councilman Considering Parks' Name Changes
If an out-of-town Tennessee State Representative has his way, time may be running out for the Memphis City Council to change the name of a controversial park. Watch Video
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| Park Renaming Delayed after Heated Council Debate
The battle over renaming a Memphis park dedicated to a founding member of the Ku Klux Klan caused a war of words at Memphis City Council Tuesday. Watch Video
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| Memphis Council Battles Park Names as State Bill Looms
Tuesday was a contentious day at Memphis City Hall, all because of a park that's been named after Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest for more than a hundred years. Watch Video
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| Memphis Council Sends Message to Nashville over Park Names
The Memphis City Council has a message to state lawmakers when it comes to renaming city parks: stay out of the Bluff City's business. Watch Video
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