Local ceremony marks Confederate Memorial Day

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A small group of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), Major Pickens Bird Camp 1327, gathered at the site of the confederate monument on the Jefferson County Courthouse lawn on Sunday morning to honor their ancestors on what is officially designated as Confederate Memorial Day in Florida. Established in 1895 to honor Floridians who fought and died for the Confederacy and celebrated on April 26, Confederate Memorial Day is one of three legally recognized Co