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Media Coverage of Mount Olive Cemetery Historical Preservation Society

Local Black Cemetery On its Road To Rebirth, The Leaf-Chronicle, February 2004

Volunteers unite to restore historical black cemetery, The Leaf-Chronicle, March 2004

City considers taking over land, The Leaf-Chronicle, March 2004

Cemetery donation gets cool reception from city, The Leaf-Chronicle, May 2004

Civil War History Lies At Mount Olive, The Leaf-Chronicle, May 2004

Council gives group 30 days to prepare for cemetery case, The Leaf-Chronicle, June 2004

City Council Defeats Request, The Leaf-Chronicle, July 2004

Kids Come Together To Make A Difference In Old Cemetery, The Leaf-Chronicle, October 2004

JROTC Students Clean Up Cemetery, The Leaf-Chronicle, November 2004

Mount Olive Rich in History, The Leaf-Chronicle, February 2005

Cemetery Handed Over For Its History, The Leaf-Chronicle, June 2005

Cemetery Reborn As Historical Site, The Leaf-Chronicle, August 19, 2005 and Tennessean.com August 22, 2005

Sign Project Turned Up Over 100 Cemeteries, The Leaf-Chronicle, August 19, 2005

Waltzing Through Time, The Leaf-Chronicle, August 22, 2005

Preservationists seek to showcase artisans

Officials want youth active in grave project

Road Reopens After 15 Years

Group to honor past, present local doctors
Research shows significant number of black physicians served in
We have secured the property for the Youth and Community Heritage Garden on the Corner of Commerce and Glenn Streets. We would like to thank Mr. Donnie Haskins, for the land use. Groundbreaking will happen within 2 weeks, stay tune for more details.....Our first crops will be winter greens....