ATLANTA — The Sons of Confederate Veterans plan to return to Stone Mountain Park next month for their (mostly) annual celebration of Confederate Memorial Day.
State officials denied the Confederate group's request to gather for a ceremony last year, citing the possibility of "a clear and present danger to public health or safety" among the reasons.
But records obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution showed this year's permit application — submitted by Richard K. Straut, a SCV representative who's also running for a seat in the Georgia state Senate — was approved earlier this month.
