Murray State University

Murray State University Football Coach Sherman Neal, speaking for the “coalition” in the ad, said advocates have unsuccessfully tried to reach out to the chapter in recent months.

Friday's demonstration marked the seventh straight week that opponents and supporters have faced off at the statue on the Calloway County Courthouse grounds in Murray's town square.

County leadership at their monthly meeting said their decision does not prevent future action and discussion on the monument, yet advocates calling for the removal and relocation of the monument say the resolution is a “disappointment.”