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July 18, 2022
Decaturish and Tucker Observer photographer Dean Hesse has received an Award of Excellence from the Atlanta Press Club in the photo essay category.
October 20, 2021
At 6:30 pm on October 19, community members gathered and cheered as the cannon commemorating the 1836 “Indian War” was removed from Decatur Square.
October 19, 2021
The "Indian War" cannon on the Decatur Square is set to be taken down around 7 p.m. The removal comes after a vote on Oct. 12 by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners to relocate the relic cannon.
October 13, 2021
Decatur, Georgia A diverse crowd gathered on Decatur Square on Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 11, to honor the Muscogee Creek nation whose land this had been before settler colonialism. Organizers determined that banishing the "Indian Wars" cannon from its place of prominence in the public space would be a…
October 12, 2021
Dozens rallied in Decatur on Monday, Oct. 11, to demand DeKalb County to remove the “Indian War” cannon located outside the DeKalb County History Center. Protesters gathered on Indigenous Peoples' Day to call on the county Board of Commissioners ahead of their meeting on Oct. 12.
October 12, 2021
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, at its Oct. 12 meeting, unanimously approved a resolution to remove the controversial "Indian War" cannon from the Decatur Square. The cannon will be moved to an appropriate storage facility within 90 days.
October 7, 2021
The Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights is holding a protest and rally on Monday, Oct. 11, at 3:45 p.m. on the Decatur Square to call on DeKalb County to remove the "Indian War" cannon.
December 22, 2020
City commission votes to support removal of war monument December 22, 2020 GMT DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Commissioners in an Atlanta-area city have voted in favor of a resolution that supports removing a cannon from a city square that honors the Creek War of 1836, which saw the removal of Native Americans from the South. Monday’s vote came after high school students in Decatur called for the removal of the monument near the old DeKalb County courthouse, saying it was a symbol of oppression. They ...