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The SMMA monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, March 25th, at 10:00 am. We need a strong showing of SCV members in attendance. March 25th Board Meeting LOCATION: Evergreen Conference Center Address: 4021 Lakeview Dr, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 Center Rotunda Conference Room TIME: 10:00 AM CALL to ACTION: I ask all members to come to the monthly SMMA meeting on Wednesday, March 25th, at 10:00 am to help show support against the changes being made to Stone Mountain. To get on the list to speak, you must call the SMMA office at (770) 498-5611. Call ASAP to get on the [...]

On March 10, 2026, the Sons of Confederate Veterans officially filed a Notice of Appeal to the Superior Court of DeKalb County. The appeal challenges a recent order granting the State’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit regarding the removal of the memorial flag terrace at Stone Mountain Memorial Park and the introduction of new woke museum exhibits. The plaintiffs contend these actions violate both Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 12-3-191, et seq., which mandates that Stone Mountain Park be maintained as a memorial to the Confederacy and Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 50-3-1 that mandates that if lawfully relocated, monuments must be [...]

Place these events on your calendar. January 17, 2026, General Robert E Lee Birthday April 25, 2026, Stone Mountain Memorial Service

The 50th annual Captain Henry Wirz Memorial Service will be held in the town of Andersonville near the Wirz Monument on Saturday, November 8, at 2:00 p m. It is annually sponsored by the Alexander H. Stephens SCV Camp 78 in Americus. The public is invited to attend. The Service is held each year to honor the memory of Captain Henry Wirz, Commandant of Andersonville Prison in 1864-65, and to remember the injustice of his trial and execution. The guest speaker for this year’s Service is SCV Commander-in-Chief Walter Kennedy. National and State officers for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the [...]

This is a must-attend event to place on your calendar. The Toombs Camp goes all out on this great event. The entertainment, food, and vendors are all top of the line. This is one of the best-organized and professional events that I have had the pleasure of attending; great time and loads of fun. And the proceeds go toward purchasing gifts for the little ones in the local community who are in need for Christmas. There is no end to doing good, and Christmas in Dixie will certainly get you all in the Christmas spirit. I hope to see [...]

The 50th annual Captain Henry Wirz Memorial Service will be held in the town of Andersonville near the Wirz Monument on Saturday, November 8, at 2:00 p m. It is annually sponsored by the Alexander H. Stephens SCV Camp 78 in Americus. The public is invited to attend. The Service is held each year to honor the memory of Captain Henry Wirz, Commandant of Andersonville Prison in 1864-65, and to remember the injustice of his trial and execution. The guest speaker for this year’s Service is SCV Commander-in-Chief Walter Kennedy. National and State officers for the Sons of Confederate [...]

The SMMA monthly meeting will be on Monday, October 20th, at 11:00 am. We need a good showing of SCV members to be present. October 20th Board Meeting LOCATION: Evergreen Conference Center Address: 4021 Lakeview Dr, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 Center Rotunda Conference Room TIME: 11:00 AM CALL to ACTION: I ask all members to come to the monthly SMMA meeting on Monday, October 20th, at 11:00 am to help show support against the changes being made to Stone Mountain. To get on the list to speak, you must call the SMMA office at (770) 498-5611. Call ASAP to get on [...]

By Rich McKay Reuters, October 11, 20256:06 AM EDT ATLANTA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The heroic images of three Confederate leaders carved into the granite face of Georgia's Stone Mountain have towered over the countryside outside Atlanta since the 1970s, paying silent homage to the Southern cause in the U.S. Civil War. Its supporters say the monument - often compared with Mount Rushmore - honors those who fought and died for the Confederacy in the 1861-65 war between the states. But detractors have long viewed it as a defiant symbol of white supremacy. They say its messaging needs to be [...]

The SMMA monthly meeting will be on Monday, September 22nd, at 11:00 am. We need a good showing of SCV members to be present. September 22nd Board Meeting LOCATION: Evergreen Conference Center Address: 4021 Lakeview Dr, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 Center Rotunda Conference Room TIME: 11:00 AM CALL to ACTION: I ask all members to come to the monthly SMMA meeting on Monday, September 22nd, at 11:00 am to help show support against the changes being made to Stone Mountain. To get on the list to speak, you must call the SMMA office at (770) 498-5611. Call ASAP to get on [...]

Gen. Longstreet-Piedmont Hotel Museum's 10/11 grand re-opening Hello, SCV camp commanders and adjutant! The Longstreet Society invites you and all your camp members, families, and friends to join us for two big events this fall. First, the James Longstreet Museum at the Piedmont Hotel will have its grand re-opening on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, from 10 to 2 at 827 Maple Street near downtown Gainesville. For the last few months, the museum has undergone a major renovation so that it will resemble what it looked like when General James Longstreet and his family ran it as late 19th century Victorian Era hotel from [...]