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Advocates citing slavery want new names for Savannah squares Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Sunday, December 27, 2020 SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Two promoters of African-American history want to rename two of Savannah’s historic squares, saying they’re currently named for people who promoted slavery. Patt Gunn and Rosalyn Rouse tell the Savannah Morning News they will seek historic markers in Calhoun and Whitefield squares, noting slaves were buried in each. They hope to rename Calhoun Sq...

A historic former church building — freshly power washed on the outside and renovated on the inside — is ready to open as downtown Temple’s newest apartment building. The Central Texas Housing Consortium is expected to open Calhoun Square Apartments in downtown Temple before the end of the year, providing affordable housing in walking distance of local businesses and restaurants in downtown Temple. The apartments are the result of a $2.7 million renovation project by the housing consortium on the former education building of Temple’s First Baptist Church after its 2010 fir...