The Latest: Board to study what do with Confederate statue
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a meeting by a North Carolina statewide university board to consider the fate of a toppled Confederate statue (all times local):
2:55 p.m.
The board that oversees North Carolina's public university system will take more time to study what to do with a toppled confederate monument known as "Silent Sam."
Board of Governors chairman Harry Smith said Friday that the board couldn't approve a proposal to build a $5 million structure to house the statue on campus.
Instead, the Board passed a resolution to have several of its members work with the flagship campus on a new plan. That revised plan is due in March.