City of Statesville issued the following announcement on March 23.
The City of Statesville Public Grounds & Cemeteries Division will remove all time worn flowers, wreaths, etc. from Oakwood Cemetery and Belmont Cemeteries during the week of March 27 – 31, 2023.
Please remove any items you do not wish to have discarded prior to this date.
Reminder – wire, metal, bricks, stones, wood stakes, bird feeders, candles, solar lights, wind chimes, concrete statues, etc. are prohibited in Oakwood and Belmont Cemeteries.
More information can be found at https://bit.ly/3yzSv9G.
Original source can be found here.



